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Austin and corpus christi. that s a hint. the president says congress will take rapid action on disaster relief funding. ahead of the trip, more than a little controversy, though. the president defended his decision to pardon former arizona sheriff joe arpaio. the president was criticized for ayoung the decision friday announcing the decision friday night just as hurricane harvey hit texas. many say the timing was meant to bury the story. the president insisted during a news conference yesterday that he wanted to draw attention to the pardon. a lot of people think it was the right thing to do, john. actually, in the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a friday evening, i assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. you know, the hurricane was just starting. timing it to maximize the news. that s right. arpaio was convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a court order in a racial profiling case. the president said he felt sheriff joe was t ....

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