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White House's Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump will be visiting devastating flooding areas in Texas.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWhite House defends national forecasting agency amid questions about warnings, response to Texas floodsPresident Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their actions before and after flash floods killed dozens in the region.
The White House pushed back Monday against claims that the DOGE cuts to the National Weather Service played a role in the deadly floods that swept through Texas Hill Country. President Donald Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency presided over deep cuts to the NWS,
President Donald Trump arrived Friday in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation from the state's catastrophic flooding, but remains quiet about his promises to do away with FEMA.
The criticism comes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for an investigation into whether staffing or recent cuts to federal spending at NWS contributed to the disaster, which has since killed over 80 people.
More than a week after massive flooding killed at least 132 people in central Texas, acting administrator David Richardson emerged in Kerr County, Texas.