Pence visits storm ravaged Georgia

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Pence visits storm ravaged Georgia

Vice President Michael Pence visited areas of south Georgia that were damaged by Hurricane Michael.

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence meets employees at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Members of the audience listen to Vice President Mike Pence's speech during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Members of the audience take pictures as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Vice President Mike Pence speaks during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence meets employees at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Vice President Mike Pence and the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence wave to the audience during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Pence's visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Members of the audience react as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Pence's visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Vice President Mike Pence reacts to the audience as Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauses during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrieon Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Brian Kemp attends as Vice President Mike Pence speaks during Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Albany - Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (left) shake hands as they talk on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Pence's visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Moultrie - Vice President Mike Pence speaks to members of the press as Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue looks at Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence stands with other officials and employees as he speaks to members of the press at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks as Governor Nathan Deal looks at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence and the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence meet and greet family members of Pecan Ridge Plantation on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (left) talk with owners of Pecan Ridge Plantation Rob and Eric Cohen at the plantation in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence check pecans at Pecan Ridge Plantation in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence speaks to members of the press at Pecan Ridge Plantation in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Pence's visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence speaks at Pecan Ridge Plantation in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Albany - Vice President Mike Pence and the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence leave Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

October 16, 2018 Albany - Vice President Mike Pence and the Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence leave Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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October 16, 2018 Bainbridge - Vice President Mike Pence meets employees at Flint River Mills in Bainbridge on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence touched down in this Southwest Georgia city Tuesday and addressed the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition in Moultrie as he surveyed storm damage from Hurricane Michael. Penceâs visit comes a day after President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump traveled through the central part of the Peach State and met with farmers. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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