Back in 2016, the office of Louisiana Gov. Edwards originally signaled that Donald Trump was welcome to visit Louisiana in the wake of destructive flooding, but only if he did not use it for political gain. He warned Trump against using the visit as a photo-op. He clearly was not a big Trump fan.

Edwards is no dummy. He know Trump's ego needs pandering to, and he'll do as much of that as he can to keep the focus on his state during the recovery effort, and to keep the money coming in. Of course he is going to thank the Federal Government for the cash. Duh.