President Obama must be listening to his critics. On Thursday, the White House announced that the First Family will travel to Florida’s Gulf Coast on Saturday, August 14, where they will spent the week-end.
Next month’s visit will mark President Obama fifth trip to the gulf, who has on various occasions gone to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, the states most affected by the BP oil disaster. The week-end in August will be Mrs. Obama’s second visit to the gulf.
Earlier this month, the First Lady used her visit to the Florida Panhandle to make a public pitch, urging would-be tourists to head to Gulf Coast beach-side towns like Panama City Beach. On that occasion, Mrs. Obama said, “There are still thousands of miles of beaches not touched by the spill. There are still opportunities to experience these beautiful beaches.”
The White House said in a statement, it would release further details of the First Family’s visit at a later date.
