US EditionBlaming Trump for deadly Texas floods is 'a depraved lie,' Leavitt says
TEXAS, JUL 8 – White House officials confirmed the National Weather Service had extra staff during Texas floods that killed over 80 people and provided timely warnings, despite media claims of shortages.
- Deadly flash flooding struck Texas on July 7, 2025, claiming at least 91 lives amid swift, overwhelming rainfall and river flooding.
- A slow-moving storm dumped 8 to 11 inches of rain rapidly, exceeding forecasts and challenging response despite early National Weather Service warnings.
- The White House spokesperson asserted that the National Weather Service fulfilled its responsibilities and challenged claims about insufficient staffing.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pressed for an investigation into NOAA and NWS staffing cuts, linking them to impacts on flood preparation and response.
- President Trump approved disaster assistance for Kerr County and is expected to visit Texas later this week to meet with affected families and evaluate the damage.
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Don’t blame Trump for floods
Donald Trump has been accused of many outlandish things, but killing children with flash floods has to be among the worst. The first reflex of his critics was to blame him for the appalling tragedy in central Texas, where a flood on July 4 killed more than 100 people, including at least two dozen children at a Christian summer camp. This is one of the deadliest floods in the United States in the last 100 years, and the toll among kids is a parti…
Karoline Leavitt hits back at 'depraved lie' about Trump after Texas tragedy
A FURIOUS Karoline Leavitt slammed claims tying President Donald Trump to the deadly Texas floods as a “depraved lie” during a tense White House briefing. The press secretary hit back after reporters pointed to staffing cuts at the National Weather Service under Trump’s watch, linking them to the scope of the disaster. GettyWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed claims that Donald Trump’s staffing cuts at the National Weather Servi…
A river overflowed and the alarms, unfortunately, arrived late. Texas is living its darkest hours in historical floods that hit the state since the weekend: declaration of emergency and activation of FEMA. And, as in every tragedy, politicians begin to look for guilty. From the Democratic side, the leader of the Senate majority, Chuck Schumer, sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to request an investigation…
Trump Trashes ‘Palestinian Senator’ Chuck Schumer For Exploiting Texas Flood
President Donald Trump slammed Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday after the Senate minority leader tried to blame Trump for the Texas floods.“I saw a Palestinian senator, his name is Schumer, he’s a great Palestinian,” Trump said in a White House cabinet meeting. “He’s become a Palestinian. He’s abandoned the Jews. But I saw him say, ‘It’s Trump’s fault. Yeah, yeah, that’s right, it’s Trump’s fault.'”.@POTUS slams @SenSchumer for blaming him f…
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