During the roughly 25 min flight, POTUS received an aerial tour of areas impacted by the tornadoes.

At 12:25 EST, AF1 touched down at Auburn University Regional Airport. 

During the roughly 25 min flight, POTUS received an aerial tour of areas impacted by the tornadoes. From his seat, your pooler was unable to see the damage but be sure to check the photos as I believe pool photographer was able to capture aerial images of AF1 flying over the damaged area. 

POTUS did not respond to a question about what he saw during the tour though unclear if he heard. 

POTUS exited Marine One at 12:32. There he and the First Lady, Nielson and Carson were greeted by:

Governor Kay Ivey, Alabama 
Senator Doug Jones, Alabama 
MG Sheryl Gordon, Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard
Director Brian Hastings, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
Sheriff Jay Jones Sheriff, Lee County, Alabama
Chairman Bill English, Lee County, Alabama Commission
Mayor Gary Fuller, Opelika, Alabama
Pool was pulled away as POTUS completed greetings   Motorcade is now rolling. It’s 12:36   EST  

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