By Martin Shwenk Leade
APTrump has stated he will 鈥減robably鈥 visit the scene of the deadly Texas flash flood disaster this Friday.
As many as 82 people have been killed and dozens are still missing after devastating floods hit central Texas. Rescuers are still searching for at least 41 missing people, according to state and local officials, reports CNN. The death toll in the Texas floods is expected to rise as more storms are expected in the next 24-48 hours in the region.US President Donald Trump spoke to reporters in New Jersey on Sunday after flash floods wreaked havoc in central Texas. He was hearing reporters just fine until one of them asked him about federal cuts in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Texas.鈥淒emocrats are blaming your federal cuts for the deaths over in Texas,鈥 one reporter, who could be heard audibly projecting their voice, asked Trump. Trump leaned in to hear the question better but he decided to ignore the question. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 hear you,鈥 he said, as he moved on to another reporter.ALSO READ: ‘Move immediately’: Kerrville in Texas deals with flash flood emergency as Guadalupe river risesLive EventsWhat Trump said on devastating Texas floodsAsked later on if he had plans to look into whether the cuts at the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency left key positions vacant, Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick shook their heads.鈥淭hey didn鈥檛,鈥 Trump said. 鈥淚鈥檒l tell you: You look at that water situation, that was really the Biden setup. That was not our setup. But I wouldn鈥檛 blame Biden for it either; I would just say this is a hundred-year catastrophe, and it鈥檚 just so horrible to watch.鈥漈rump also appeared unsure when asked whether the federal government should hire back any of the meteorologists who were gutted in the administration鈥檚 slash-and-burn approach to downsizing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump was also asked if any meteorologists who lost their jobs this year would be hired back.ALSO READ: Names of camp mystic girls missing from Texas after devastating flooding emerge, more rainfall expected鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 know that. I really wouldn鈥檛. I would think not,鈥 he said. 鈥淭his was a thing that happened in seconds. Nobody expected it, nobody saw it. Very talented people are there and they didn鈥檛 see it. I guess they said once in a 100 years they鈥檝e never seen anything like this.鈥滺e continued, 鈥淪o, I wouldn鈥檛, uh, I mean people are trying to blame the school they鈥檙e trying to blame the camp. They鈥檙e trying to blame… it鈥檚 just a horrible thing. but no, I wouldn鈥檛 say that, no.鈥漈rump to visit Texas on FridayTrump has stated he will 鈥減robably鈥 visit the scene of the deadly Texas flash flood disaster this Friday. 鈥淲e wanted to leave a little time. I would have done it today, but we鈥檇 just be in their way. Probably Friday,鈥 Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday.The president later posted to Truth Social: 鈥淕OD BLESS ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH, AND GOD BLESS THE STATE OF TEXAS!鈥滱LSO READ: Camp mystic where over 20 girls went missing during devastating flooding in Texas nearly a century oldTrump denied accusations on Sunday that previous cuts to emergency services budgets had impacted the floods or informing residents about the incoming danger.鈥淭hey did not,鈥 the president said. 鈥淚f you look at that water situation… that was really the (Joe) Biden setup, that was not our setup, but I wouldn鈥檛 blame Biden for it either. I would just say, this is a (one in a) hundred year catastrophe and it鈥檚 just so horrible to watch.鈥滿eanwhile, new rain has already started to swell waterways in Kerr County, the sheriff warned. Gov. Greg Abbott said flash flooding continues to pose a danger for several parts of Texas as 鈥渕ore heavy rainfall鈥 is expected.(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)
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