Texas, Trump and FEMA
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As Texas continues to recover after historic flooding earlier this month, Whoopi Goldberg had a blunt message for anyone arguing that victims don’t deserve relief if they voted for Donald Trump: “Damn you.”
ABC News reported that the death toll from the flooding that ravaged Central Texas over the 4th of July weekend had reached 133. Many Democrats, following the tragedy, are highly critical of the Trump administration — arguing that draconian cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) will make disasters worse.
Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine
Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.
Schumer accuses Trump and Noem of crippling FEMA, leading to delays in aid for Texas floods. Noem denies claims but critics call it government failure.
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.
President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.
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2paragraphs on MSNKristi Noem Targets "Fake News" After FEMA Unanswered Calls Report: "I'm Not Certain It's Accurate"Sunday on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked President Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about a report by the New York Times which revealed that thousands of calls from Texas flood victims to FEMA call centers went unanswered during the natural disaster.