Outrage On Social Media Over Liberal Figures Politicizing Texas Flood Disaster

Some liberals whitethorn extremity up regretting their societal media posts politicizing nan disastrous flooding successful Texas aft getting awesome backlash this week.

Multiple wide figures connected societal media, on pinch awesome Democratic Party figures, took superior power this week aft blaming nan harm and deaths caused by flooding successful Texas this week connected President Donald Trump and nan Republican Party. Even immoderate different salient liberals condemned nan governmental attacks complete nan flooding.

"It takes a superior deficiency of humanity to spot children dice successful a earthy disaster and respond pinch thing on nan lines of ‘that’s what they voted for,’" erstwhile Bernie Sanders run co-chair Nina Turner said successful consequence to 1 viral post.

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At slightest 91 people, including children and counselors astatine a girls' camp, were killed successful cardinal Texas successful flash flooding that began early connected nan greeting of nan Fourth of July, nan White House said connected Monday. The toll is expected to emergence pinch dozens much missing arsenic of Monday. 

The National Weather Service sent respective flash flood warnings early Friday morning, followed by respective flash flood emergency notices.

Some critics of Trump wasted small time, saying his cuts to nan national authorities – namely staffing cuts astatine nan National Weather Service (NWS) – hampered nan state’s earthy disaster response preparedness and led to demolition and nonaccomplishment of life.

In a station from complete nan weekend, MeidasTouch.com editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski wrote, "The group successful Texas voted for authorities services controlled by Donald Trump and Greg Abbott. That is precisely what they [are] getting." The commentator appeared to person deleted nan station soon aft sharing it. 

Turner called Filipkowski’s station "shameful."

Texas pediatrician Christina Propst shared a societal media station wishing that "MAGA" group affected by nan flooding should reap nan effects of what they voted for, while expressing dream that "non-MAGA voters and pets beryllium safe and dry." 

"Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They contradict ambiance change. May they get what they voted for," she said, adding, "Bless their hearts."

Click2Houston reported Sunday that Propst’s employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, condemned nan connection and announced she was nary longer employed.

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Kingsland, astir 100 miles northeast of Kerr County, Texas, was wholly overwhelmed by floodwaters connected Friday. (Robert Ivey via Storyful)

"The individual is nary longer employed by Blue Fish Pediatrics. As we antecedently mentioned successful our original statement, we powerfully condemn nan comments that were made successful that post. That station does not bespeak nan values, standards, aliases ngo of Blue Fish Pediatrics. We do not support aliases condone immoderate connection that politicizes tragedy, diminishes quality dignity, aliases fails to intelligibly uphold compassion for each kid and family. We proceed to widen our afloat support to nan families and nan surrounding communities who are grieving, recovering, and searching for hope," nan station read.

The charismatic relationship for "The Democrats" shared a screenshot of a header Sunday, which stated, "As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant astatine Weather Service Offices successful Texas." The relationship commented, "Reminder: The staffing shortages astatine nan National Weather Service’s San Angelo and San Antonio offices doubled nether nan Trump administration. These jobs are meant to coordinate disaster consequence and prevention lives."

Other societal media users hammered nan post. Meteorologist Chris Martz replied pinch an Associated Press report citing National Weather Service agency meteorologist Jason Runyen’s appraisal that his agency had other staffers astatine nan clip of nan flooding.

"The National Weather Service agency successful New Braunfels, which delivers forecasts for Austin, San Antonio and nan surrounding areas, had other unit connected work during nan storms, Runyen said. Where nan agency would typically person 2 forecasters connected work during clear weather, they had up to 5 connected staff," nan AP stated. 

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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., pointed fingers astatine nan GOP arsenic well, posting connected Saturday, "Accurate upwind forecasting helps debar fatal disasters. There are consequences to Trump’s brainless attacks connected nationalist workers, for illustration meteorologists."

Conservative commentator Carmine Sabia trashed Murphy, stating, "As they are searching for nan bodies of babies. You should beryllium ashamed but you person nary shame."

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling for an investigation into whether NWS cuts played a domiciled successful nan consequence to nan catastrophic flooding.

CBS Austin meteorologist Avery Tomasco insisted that nan National Weather Service was functional astatine nan clip of nan flooding. "All I'll opportunity is this. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Kerr County much than 12 hours up of nan catastrophic flood. A flash flood informing was issued for Hunt & Ingram 3 HOURS earlier nan Guadalupe started to climb. They did their occupation and they did it well," he wrote connected X connected Friday.

In different X post, Nina Turner provided immoderate fact-checking of her ain regarding Trump’s fund cuts, stating, "The GOP’s fund cuts to NOAA are group to return effect astatine nan commencement of fiscal twelvemonth 2026, which originates connected October 1, 2025. Anyone making nan deaths of nan children successful Texas astir partisan authorities is morally bankrupt. Please reflect."

"Multiple things tin beryllium existent astatine nan aforesaid time: 1. nan backing cuts are bad. 2. nan calamity successful Texas was a tragedy. Not being capable to clasp those 2 beliefs and jumping to ‘they sewage what they voted for’ will perfectly not move america towards immoderate resolution."

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson ripped liberals blaming Trump's cuts. 

"It’s shameful and disgusting that successful nan aftermath of tragedy, nan left’s first small heart is to dishonesty and politicize a disaster to target their governmental opponents," she told Fox News Digital. "False claims astir nan NWS person been many times debunked by meteorologists, experts, and different nationalist reporting. The NWS did their job, moreover issuing a flood watch much than 12 hours successful advance. The Trump Administration is grateful to nan first responders who sprang into action to prevention hundreds lives during this catastrophe, and will proceed to thief nan awesome authorities of Texas successful their betterment efforts."

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At Monday's property briefing, property caput Karoline Leavitt added that immoderate media outlets aliases Democrats blaming Trump for nan flooding should consciousness ashamed of themselves.