Texas, Trump and flooding
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Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine
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Amazon S3 on MSNTrump Calls Reporter “Evil” Over Texas Flood Warning Question, Defends FEMA Funding And AbbottPresident Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter during a Texas flood roundtable, calling the question about lack of early warnings “very evil.” Visiting Central Texas following massive flash floods that left over 100 dead,
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Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.
The president and first lady visited Kerrville to meet local officials and families of the victims of the recent flooding. Trump promised federal support, but his team emphasized the state's role.
Some FEMA officials claim President Trump's cost-cutting policies are to blame for the delayed response to the disastrous Texas floods.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.
Greg Abbott announced the federal declaration Friday after formally requesting it for the Austin-area counties Thursday afternoon. Kerr County, where nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead in the flooding,