Texas, FEMA and Trump
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Rachel Maddow drew parallels Monday between the Trump administration's response to Texas' flooding and George W. Bush's to Hurricane Katrina.
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
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.”
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.
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.
A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.
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The Daily Express on MSNKristi Noem explodes over 'false' FEMA failure report as flood deaths soarThe DHS head has been accused of being unprepared to handle the natural disaster, which killed 129 people and left 160 missing, but she denies the claims.