Texas, Trump and Flood
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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.
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This has played out on social platforms as well, prompting some liberal commentators to speak out against the dehumanization of Texas communities. Political trolling online is nothing new, but its spillover into blaming victims and survivors of disaster is a dangerous new low.
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Texas congressman calls questions about flood response ‘political attacks’ | Elizabeth Vargas ReportsTexas, tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that it’s inappropriate to assess blame for the response to last week’s deadly floods in the Hill Country but doesn’t rule out changes at the state level. #Texa
Buffalo News cartoonist Adam Zyglis appeared to blame President Trump and DOGE spending cuts for the deadly floods.
Senator Ted Cruz brought up the idea on how we can improve emergency response times and what can be most effective to accomplish this.
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.
Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster response to state-level control.