Texas, Trump and the flooding
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Death toll from flooding in Kerr County climbs to 103
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President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the Texas floods.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania will visit Kerrville on Friday, one week after Central Texas floods killed over 100 people.
President Trump and First Lady Melania met with families in the Texas Hill Country and praised first responders amid tense talks on flood disaster response.
Mr. Trump and Melania Trump met with victims’ families and viewed some of the aftermath of last weekend’s flooding.
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A Texas man was arrested on federal charges after an alleged Facebook threat saying “I won’t miss" ahead of Trump’s Kerrville visit after the Fourth of July flash floods.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTrump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visitThe president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough.
The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
While walking in her family's neighborhood in Kerrville, Sarah Woolsey felt the devastation in the community after the deadly Fourth of July floods destroyed homes, totaled cars and left debris all over the block.