Texas, flash flood and Donald Trump
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The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
President Donald Trump is traveling to central Texas on Friday to survey the aftermath of a catastrophic flood that has killed more than 100 people and put his administration on the sudden defensive over its emergency response efforts.
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.
The two members of the House Oversight Committee, along with the panel’s top Democrat, U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia of California, sent letters Friday to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Commerce Inspector General and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Trump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visitWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Texas lawmakers on Friday defended the federal government’s response to the deadly July Fourth flooding in Central Texas, claiming that aid was quickly dispatched to reeling communities after the floodwaters swept through.
A "CNN This Morning" panel agreed that political finger-pointing distracts from addressing the real issues behind the deadly Texas flash flooding that's claimed more than 100 lives.
Ex-FEMA officials say it’s unclear how the response differs from FEMA’s typical role in disasters, which is to support states through coordination and funding.
In a marked departure from his typical rhetoric, President Donald Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage and offered praise to officials and first responders. Despite previous intentions to phase out FEMA,
As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams ...
Homeland Security officials have defended the federal response in Texas and President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle FEMA and shift more responsibility for disaster response to states.
"FEMA has been really headed by some very good people,” Trump said during a roundtable with local officials, suggesting his administration turned the agency around after sharply criticizing the Biden administration-led FEMA response to flooding in North Carolina in late 2024.
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