Where was Barack Obama during Hurricane Katrina?

The argument that Obama did not do enough after Hurricane Katrina lashed New Orleans, however, ignores the fact that Obama was not president at the time. Katrina made landfall in August 2005, during George W. Bush’s presidency. read more

The thing is, when Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans, Obama wasn't even president. Katrina swept the country in 2005, a good three years and six months before Obama was sworn into office for the first time in 2009. read more

No, Barack Obama wasn’t president when Hurricane Katrina devastated southern coastal states. read more