Half the job is showing up and "flying the flag." He did that today. As he should. And he deserves credit for that. He did a good job with it.
But let's not pretend he is directing operations or making decisions.
He was shamed into relenting. He's opening it up today; but not his $10 million dollar home.
declaration of disaster area prior to the storm which releases resources
focusing the team on this problem as the top priority
providing directives to agencies (e.g. FEMA, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, etc.)
Coordinating with State - authorizing use of Fed assets, coordinating on National Guard usage.
Communicating frequently both with the public at large and with the relevant state and local agencies.
I'm sure there's much more but you'll never believe it so I don't know why I even bothered.
On the Osteen stuff - I hate the snarky nation we've become.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/08/29/we-were-never-closed-joel-osteens-houston-megachurch-disputes-claims-it-shut-its-doors/?utm_term=.b809f25779c6