US President Donald Trump visited the floods on Friday and praised state and local officials, including the first respondents, Sheriff’s office and police workforce for “do incredible work”.
“People here – the first respondents, Sheriff’s office, all the police, the enforcement of law – did an incredible job,” Trump said.
Trump, who spoke of “countless” volunteers, the first respondents and others to plunged into Kerr County in Texas, Trump said, “They are talented and have a big heart … It’s amazing what you are doing.”
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“People in this room and people in this community were incredible – what they went through … I just want to thank everyone here … It was incredible, the way they joined,” he said.
Thanks to the first respondents in Kerrville, Texas Trump said, “That was a terrible situation, but we appreciate the work you did – very strange people.”
Trump said that the government “takes historical steps to ensure that such a nightmare will never happen … At the beginning of this year, I ordered an extensive overview of readiness and critical infrastructure”.
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Trump’s statement came in the middle of a growing question about the government’s answer to a deadly flood, and the hopes of finding other survivors were almost extinguished.
Meanwhile, the federal agencies faced criticism in the middle of the claim that they might not have been warned by residents fast enough to receive a deadly wall of water.
Key Points of Critics:
1. National Meteorological Service (NWS) HR and forecast cuts
The deadly Texas Storms focused on Donald Trump’s weather cuts. Recently, the Supreme Democrat of the US Senate Chuck Schumer asked a government guard dog to explore whether cuts in the National Meteorological Service influenced the response of the agency.
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However, NWS prevented its forecasts and emergency management situations and noted that during the holiday weekend it assigned more predictions to two offices in Texas, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, Trump’s administration said the agency was sufficiently employed and responded reasonably to the “act of God”. On NBC Trump he described the floods as “once in every 200 years”.
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According to New York Times documents, the federal emergency management agency did not correspond to almost two-thirds of the calls on its assistance line on catastrophe 6.
The report quoted resources as a claim that there was no lack of sensitivity because the agency burned hundreds of suppliers in call centers.
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New York Times said that NWS released suppliers 5th July after their contracts expired and were not extended.
Meanwhile, Washington Post said on Friday that Trump’s administration had withdrawn from the plans to cancel the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but administration officials continue to avoid the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms.
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What Trump says about criticism
Trump talked to Fox News on Friday in Kerrville, Texas and was asked for his opinion on those people who “seek policy for what had just happened here (Texas)”.
He replied, “It happens at any time when there’s something -” it’s Trump’s mistake “… It’s like sound… actually gave a lot of warnings … and they did a really good job. ”
Trump reportedly criticized the reporter for applying for his answer to those who claim that warning warnings did not work out in time and that more people could be saved.
“Only such a question would be asked,” Trump quoted ABC as a command.
“I think it was a heroism. It was incredible. Really, the work you all did,” Trump added.
He said, “It’s easy to sit down and say,” Oh, what could happen here or there, maybe we could do something different. “That was a thing … That never happened before. ”
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