Photo Credit: Amy Styer / Houston
The Beltway in Houston is still under ten feet of water after the dam was allowed to run over in order to avoid a burst. August 31, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to donate $1 million to Gulf-region victims of the record-breaking Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters Thursday.

The White House is open to ideas, Sanders said, adding that the president has not yet reached a decision on which group should coordinate the funds.

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“He’s actually asked that I check with the folks in this room since you are very good at research and have been doing a lot of reporting into the groups and organizations that have the best and most effective in helping and providing aid and he would love some suggestions from the folks here and I would be happy to take them,” she said.

It is also not yet clear whether the money will be donated from the Trump Foundation, or will come directly from the president’s personal funds.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.