The Texas floods were a natural disaster, not a policy disaster

The Democrats big Texas flood lie

The victims of catastrophic flooding in Texas were still being found, the dead were still being counted, and families were still looking for loved ones when Democrats began throwing around baseless charges and blaming President Donald Trump. They instantaneously politicized the disaster by suggesting it was due to staff shortages caused by cuts the administration has been making. Democratic strategist David Axelrod cranked up the partisan messag…

Were the Texas floods a disaster 'nobody expected' — or an avoidable catastrophe?

US President Donald Trump describes the catastrophic Texas floods as a one-in-100-year event — a disaster "nobody expected". But a political debate is raging over whether cuts to the public service have played a role.

The Texas floods were a natural disaster, not a policy disaster

There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods.