Watch Live Stream: President Trump Visits Florida In Wake Of Hurricane Irma

FORT MYERS, FL — President Trump flew to Florida Thursday morning to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Irma.

Trump left Washington, D.C., in the morning and arrived at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers around 10:30 a.m. There, he received a briefing on the hurricane response efforts before departing for Naples. (For more coverage of the hurricane recovery locally, subscribe for free to the Fort Myers Patch. For more information on this and other political stories, subscribe to the White House Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

"Am leaving now for Florida to see our GREAT first responders and to thank the U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA etc.," Trump tweeted Thursday morning. "A real disaster, much work to do!"

On the tarmac, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were met by Sen. Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Governor Rick Scott, Vice President Pence and his wife Karen Pence. Trump told reporters that he is still very committed to pushing for a border wall between the United States in Mexico. Democratic leadership announced Wednesday night that they were on there way to an agreement with the president to enshrine the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy into law and that the wall was not a part of the negotiations.

"Very important is the wall," he said. "We have to be sure the wall isn’t obstructed. Very important is the wall. We have to be sure the wall isn’t obstructed because without the wall, I wouldn't do anything."

"We’re talking about taking care of people, people who were brought here, people who’ve done a good job," he continued. "We’ll only do it if we get extreme security, not only surveillance but everything that goes with surveillance. If there’s not a wall, we’re doing nothing."

On tax reform, he reiterated recent remarks that tax breaks for wealthy Americans are "not my priority." He said he was focusing on middle class tax breaks and a 15 percent business tax rate.

Addressing the hurricane, Trump praised the recovery work. He thanked a group of rescue workers who met him at the airport.

Watch: Trump Visits Irma-Ravaged Florida, Touts Progress

Trump thanked Gov. Scott for his work, saying he's doing an "incredible" job. "I hope this man right here, Rick Scott, runs for the Senate," he said.

The president was scheduled to arrive in Naples, which suffered severe damage from the storm, around 11:40 a.m. He will then meet with victims of the storm before departing the city at 1:15 p.m.

"Just left Florida for D.C.," Trump tweeted in the afternoon. "The people and spirit in THAT GREAT STATE is unbelievable. Damage horrific but will be better than ever!"

Watch a live stream below.