(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump traveled to Florida Thursday to tour damage caused by Hurricane Irma, the third time in three weeks he's visited an area devastated by a natural disaster.

Hurricane Irma slammed into Southwest Florida last weekend, destroying buildings and snapping trees after causing more extensive damage on the Florida Keys.

Trump met Republican Governor Rick Scott and first responders in Fort Myers and later helped pass out sandwiches to storm victims in Naples.

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