President Trump, first lady head to visit Kerrville, Texas following fatal floods

11.07.2025    Fox News    9 views
President Trump, first lady head to visit Kerrville, Texas following fatal floods

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump departed to visit Kerrville Texas Friday following massive floods in the region that have taken the lives of more than people The Trumps are expected to meet with local functionaries and first responders who are navigating the aftermath of flash floods that devastated the Central Texas society after the Guadalupe River surged more than feet in just a matter of hours Among those who died in the flooding were at least campers and counselors from Camp Mystic a Christian summer camp founded nearly years ago for girls Meanwhile more than people are missing and unaccounted for in Kerry County Texas following the floods according to representatives The White House disclosed Monday that Trump would visit the flood site to witness the devastation I'll be going down on Friday with the first lady and we will be taking a trip Trump noted Tuesday at a Cabinet meeting And we don't want to get in anyone's way because you know it's what happens The president goes and everyone's around focused I don't want anyone to focus on us but it's doable they could have EX-BIDEN OFFICIAL SCOLDS TRUMP ON ATMOSPHERE CHANGE AFTER TEXAS FLOODSThe Trump administration has faced scrutiny from Democrats for its response to the mishap particularly for a new approach that Secretary of Homeland Protection Kristi Noem approved in June before the floods that requires her to sign off on any department expenses including disaster-related expenses that are more than Noem reportedly waited more than hours after the flooding started before she approved the deployment of the Federal Urgency Management Agency s FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams according to CNN Meanwhile Noem dismissed the report's credibility during a segment on Fox Friends on Thursday claiming the account was fake news The Department of Homeland Precaution DHS which oversees FEMA recounted Fox News Digital that the agency has taken an all-hands-on-deck approach in responding to the problem when urged about the CNN description The old processes are being replaced because they failed Americans in real emergencies for decades DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin reported in a announcement to Fox News Digital Trump also defended his administration s response and stated at the White House during a Tuesday Cabinet meeting that you had people there as fast as anybody s ever seen Still the accident creates uncertainty about the future of FEMA since Trump has called for massive reforms to the agency WHITE HOUSE BLASTS SCHUMER DEMOCRATS FOR 'DEPRAVED LIE' BLAMING TRUMP FOR TEXAS FLASH FLOODTrump announced in June that he sought to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it back to the state level White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained that the future of FEMA is an ongoing discussion when demanded whether the flood had prompted Trump to re-evaluate his position on overhauling FEMA The president wants to ensure American citizens inevitably have what they need during times of need Leavitt narrated reporterson Monday Whether that assistance comes from states or the federal authorities that s a guidelines discussion that will continue And the president has dependably revealed he wants states to do as much as they can if not more OBAMA BROS BALK AT FAR-LEFT SAYING TEXANS BROUGHT FLOOD ACCIDENT ON THEMSELVES BY SUPPORTING TRUMPMeanwhile Noem lauded FEMA s efforts responding to the accident during the Cabinet meeting even as particular lawmakers like Rep Jared Moscowitz D-Fla have called for an inquiry into reports of a delayed FEMA response FEMA has been deployed and we re cutting through the paperwork of the old FEMA streamlining it much like your vision of how FEMA should operate Noem revealed It s been a much better response to help these families get through this terrible situation

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