Trump Calls CBS Texas Reporter 'Evil Person' For Asking About Flood Warning Alerts
CENTRAL TEXAS, JUL 14 – Tony Gonzales urges urgent reforms after floods killed 132 and left 160 missing in central Texas, highlighting gaps in disaster readiness and emergency response, officials said.
- On July 11, 2025, President Donald Trump toured Central Texas amid severe flooding that claimed over 130 lives and left dozens missing.
- The devastating floods followed extreme river surges and heavy rains, exposing gaps in flood warning systems and prompting urgent calls for accountability.
- Rescuers saved several hundred people trapped in vehicles, homes, and trees while search efforts paused briefly due to new flash flooding in Kerr County.
- Trump condemned a reporter's question on flood warning alerts as from "a very evil person" while praising responders' heroism and the communities' resilience.
- The high death toll and missing persons highlight an ongoing crisis that demands reform and improvements in emergency preparedness and communication.
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Recovery efforts resume in Texas for more than 160 missing people as floods death toll rises
Recovery efforts that were temporarily halted on Sunday due to flood warnings in Central Texas have resumed for the more than 160 people still missing. The death toll from the July 4 flash floods has risen to at least 132 people. CBS News' Karen Hua has more details.


US President Donald Trump said Saturday that residents of flood-hit Texas areas—where more than 100 people have died and some 160 remain missing—had been warned…
Rep. Gonzales Demands Answers as Texas Braces for More Floods
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