Sadly, in the immediate aftermath of national tragedies in the United States, the Usual Suspects in the mainstream media and Democrats rush to figure out a way to blame it on their political opposition, well before the facts are known and well before we even know the identity of the first victim.
That was, unfortunately, exactly how things played out soon after reports broke of flash flooding in Texas, on July 4th, where rising floodwaters during a heavy rainstorm overtook the banks in an alarmingly short amount of time, resulting in massive flooding from the Guadalupe River to nearby Camp Mystic, a summer campground for young Christian girls, and devastating other parts of Kerr County, Texas as well.
Tragically, 120 people have been confirmed dead, including 36 children, and at least 173 are still missing. Rescue efforts have turned into recovery efforts.
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Some Democrat influencers disgustingly implied those who perished deserved their fate since they allegedly “voted for government services controlled by Donald Trump and [Texas Gov.] Greg Abbott,” with others blaming DOGE cuts that haven’t gone into effect yet, and which only targeted waste and abuse, not vital services.
The MSM, meanwhile, were also blaming DOGE and the Trump administration for a supposed lack of advance warning from the National Weather Service of potentially catastrophic flooding, which, as DHS noted in a receipt-filled X thread, was not the case at all. This was something that was, surprisingly enough, backed up by the Associated Press, which pointed out that the local NWS office had extra staffers on hand ahead of the weather event.
Though CNN has at times joined in on the anti-Trump blame-gaming, on Thursday, it seemed as though they’d stumbled upon the truth in a story from network reporter Shimon Prokupecz on the latest developments:
You know, I think it’s really interesting there, Pam, what Kristi Noem said, it’s really up to the local officials, right? And that’s what this is about at this point. It’s about the local officials. What did they do? Not the state, not the federal government. Because on July 2nd, two days before this, the state is already sending out press releases, saying, be careful. You’ve got this weather storm. You’ve got this storm coming through, raising the alarm bells.
The alarm bells are starting on July 2nd, and the Texas Department of Emergency Management is moving in resources. They’re moving the resources in, were saying to the locals, we have things available for you, we have emergency response available for you, so get prepared.
Prokupecz then elaborated on the warnings, noting that the people he talked to in the area indicated they had indeed received them:
And this was a warning on July 2nd to this community. Now, what happens after that? Where do those warnings go starting on July 2nd? How does those warnings, how do they, did they ever get to the locals? And I think that’s the biggest question.
And much like you yesterday, I had the opportunity to head down towards the river and talk to people, and most of them, most of the people I talked to said they did get the alerts, but they didn’t take them seriously.
First of all, it was in the middle of the night, so most were sleeping. It was a beautiful day before the rain started on July 3rd. And they were just looking forward to the fun that they were about to have on July 4th down at the river.
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As recovery and clean-up efforts continue and the investigations kick into high gear, it is imperative that we learn more about how local officials did and did not handle things in advance of the storm, so that hopefully there will be accountability and changes made to make it so nothing like this ever happens again.
In the meantime, please continue to keep the victims and their families in your prayers as they are still coming to terms with the unthinkable happening to their loved ones.
Editor’s Note: The mainstream media continues to deflect, gaslight, spin, and lie.
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