Trump Tours Hurricane Michael-Damaged Florida And Georgia: PHOTOS

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Monday toured communities in the Florida Panhandle that were ravaged by Hurricane Michael last week. The Trumps talked with hurricane survivors and surveyed endless mounds of debris. Trump also surveyed storm damage in Georgia, where the focus was on farmers whose crops were wiped out by the hurricane.

The death toll stands at 17, with thousands of buildings gutted and tens of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity. Trump paused his election-season campaign blitz for the visit, largely — but not completely — putting politics on the backburner for the day.

Below is a roundup of photo highlights from the president's tour.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington to board Marine One helicopter for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, en route to Florida to tour areas the devastation left behind from Hurricane Michael last week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Upon arriving at Florida's Eglin Air Force Base, President Donald Trump stopped to talk with reporters as Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Lynn Haven, Florida

Below, the president and Scott are joined by First Lady Melania Trump to start touring a badly affected neighborhood in Lynn Haven, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The president, along with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, and Florida Governor Rick Scott, left, continued to make their way through Lynn Haven.

They also stopped to hand out water bottles at one as well. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Macon, Georgia

Later in the day Monday, the president and first lady met with farmers affected by Hurricane Michael in Macon, Georgia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

They also met with volunteers for the American Red Cross to thank them for efforts responding to Hurricane Michael. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

First Lady Melania Trump shakes hands with an American Red Cross volunteer. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)