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The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
The Trump administration faces intense backlash for FEMA’s slow response to the deadly floods in Texas, where a number of people remain missing. Texas State Senator Roland Gutierrez and former FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell join The Weekend to discuss.
President Donald Trump is touring the devastation left by flash flooding in central Texas amid growing questions about how local officials responded to the crisis as well as questions about the federal response -- including the fate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- that he has so far avoided.
When a reporter asked PresidentTrump about what his message is to Texas families who have questioned the timeliness of flood alerts, he responded, "Only a bad person would ask a question like that."
The reporter said that several families were angry because they felt that alerts for the flood did not go out in time.
Some FEMA officials claim President Trump's cost-cutting policies are to blame for the delayed response to the disastrous Texas floods.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Maria Alejandra Cardona KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the stricken Hill Country region,
As President Trump surveys flood damage in Texas, several congressional Democrats have signed a letter demanding an oversight hearing into his administration’s response. One of them, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas),
Trump describes Texas floods as ‘a horrible thing ' as he and first lady head to the devastated area
President Donald Trump extended a major disaster declaration to more Texas counties ahead of his visit to the flood-ravaged area.