President Obama made an unannounced appearance at Red Cross headquarters in Washington, D.C. to praise the humanitarian organization’s relief efforts in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.
“I was just told, just by Twitter, we’ve seen $21 million raised already,” Obama said, thanking the American people for their generosity and praising the Red Cross for the great work and the confidence people have in the organization to use the money wisely. “I should also mention, by the way, a USAID search-and-rescue team today unearthed 10 people, who are alive, out of the rubble,” Obama continued. “That’s the single biggest rescue post-earthquake in one day that people have ever seen. … Keep up the great work.”
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