President Donald Trump’s Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — his second since Hurricane Helene destroyed large swaths of the Southeast on Sept. 27 and his first visit since becoming president — brought hope to survivors on Friday. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 24 visit to western North Carolina — his second since Hurricane Helene destroyed large swaths of the Southeast on Sept. 27 and his first visit since becoming president — brought hope to survivors on Friday.