Trump, Texas and flooding
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said during a recent interview that the government failed “at every level” in preparation and response to the deadly flooding in Texas that has killed more than 120
A man charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the ambush on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas allegedly tried to conceal anti-government and anti-Trump documents.
During his first weekend back in the White House, Trump again visited North Carolina to scope out Helene damage and toured the aftermath of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. But he also used those trips to sharply criticize the Biden administration and California officials.
Massive flooding in Texas began last week and has killed at least 120 people across six counties so far. Another 160 people remain missing as of Friday, according to state officials. The highest amount of casualties occurred in Kerr County.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that additional counties have been added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration following the recent flooding in Texas, with FEMA providing Individual Assistance and Public Assistance programs to aid affected Texans.
President Donald Trump’s approach to the federal government has been to cut, cut, cut, which means when there is a disaster in which the government plays a role, he will have to expect questions about those cuts.
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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.