Texas, Trump and flood
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Texas, Greg Abbott and flood
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In a dramatic exercise of his coveted endorsement, Trump is backing all the Republican state lawmakers who voted for Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority bill on school vouchers and who are seeking reelection.
President Donald Trump is expected to visit Texas following the flash floods that have killed dozens, as well as welcome Israel's Netanyahu for his third White House meeting.
President Donald Trump’s approach to the federal government has been to cut, cut, cut, which means when there is a disaster in which the government plays a role, he will have to expect questions about those cuts.
Trump spoke to reporters in New Jersey on Sunday after flash floods wreaked havoc in central Texas over the weekend, killing at least 80 people and sending over 40 others missing. Critics were quick to blame the calamitous toll on the administration’s overhaul of the federal government, which included staff cuts at the National Weather Service.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized Sen. Chuck Schumer for spreading "falsehoods" about President Trump's role in Texas flood disaster.
The president also confirmed that he plans to visit Texas to tour the devastation on Friday with First Lady Melania Trump.
On Monday’s episode of The View, cohosts criticized President Donald Trump feuding with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as Texas suffers from catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 82 people and left dozens more missing.