"The White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas.
"I think this is not a time for partisan finger-pointing and attacks," Cruz said at a news conference with local officials in Kerr County on Monday morning.
Unfortunately, in the wake of this once in a generation natural disaster, we have seen many falsehoods pushed by Democrats such as Senator Chuck Schumer and some members of the media," Leavitt said.
"Blaming President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie, and it serves no purpose during this time of national mourning."https://abc7news.com/post/white-house-pushes-back-criticism-weather-service-around-texas-flooding/17005884/Trump politicizing disasters in Blue states:Trump I"During his first term, Donald Trump did blame blue state officials when they faced natural disasters.
Examples:
California Wildfires: He blamed the fires on "gross mismanagement" by California officials, threatening to withhold federal payments. California officials disputed this claim, noting that many fires occurred in suburban areas and a large portion of forest land is federally controlled.
Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: He got into a public argument with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yuln Cruz.
Threats of Aid Withdrawal: He threatened to withhold disaster aid funding from California due to perceived mismanagement of wildfires and even linked funding to voter identification laws."
Trump II"Donald Trump, then the president-elect, publicly blamed California's governor, Gavin Newsom, for the Los Angeles fires earlier in 2025:
He accused Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, including efforts to protect the Delta smelt fish, causing water shortages that hampered firefighting efforts.
Trump claimed Newsom "refused to sign a water restoration declaration" that would have allowed water to flow to affected areas. However, California officials stated no such document existed.
He called for Newsom's resignation and suggested attaching conditions to federal aid related to water and forest management.
Trump also claimed FEMA lacked the funds to respond, which was disputed by FEMA and public officials.
Newsom and other officials pushed back against these claims, stating that water availability for firefighting was not affected by environmental policies related to the smelt fish.
They pointed out that the municipal water system was overwhelmed by the scale of the fires and extreme winds, not a lack of water resources."
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