Texas, Trump and floods
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"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."
Death toll rises to 129 as Trump argues Texans got ‘a lot of warning’ in advance - Kerr County officials reportedly failed to activate powerful public alert system that could have saved lives
President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and visited Kerrville, Texas, following massive floods.
President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.
The First Lady, 55, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a heartwarming message dedicated to the survivors from the Christian girls' summer camp devastated by a flash flood on July 4.
A large majority of the deaths from last weekend's flooding occured in Kerrville and the surrounding area. At least 120 people have been killed across Texas, with 161 still missing. Trump will be joined in Kerrville by Governor Greg Abbott and Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.
A viral image claimed Donald Trump told people to ignore the Jeffrey Epstein files and 'focus on the young girls' who died in the Texas floods
The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.
Donald Trump has been slammed for 'disrespectful' comments about the Texas floods after previously making a remark that made people 'want to throw up'. At least 129 people have died as a result of flash flooding in central Texas, with rescue teams continuing to look for more than 150 people.
Mr. Trump and Abbott promised to rebuild the devastated region, although the president recognized that what was lost can never be recovered.
A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.
President Donald Trump was expected to arrive in Kerr County, Texas, Friday afternoon, one week after the area was struck by catastrophic flooding.