Doge reduced warning and response time for the Texas flood.

[rightwinger]

Cut the shit. Thus not a Trump bad thing. No one expected this. And it happened.

We rarely expect natural disasters.
Even when we do, we still must deal with the after effects.

Trump has slashed NWS and FEMA
He is openly planning to abolish FEMA

What does that do for our disaster readiness?

 

[rightwinger]

The democrats already did that with the Ohio train disaster in 2023. Remember???
Biden doesn't

The one where nobody died we held the train company responsible?

 

[defcon4]

Trump has slashed NWS

Which agency within NWS?

 

[rightwinger]

Which agency within NWS?

All of them saw cuts

 

[Dirk the Daring]

We rarely expect natural disasters.
Even when we do, we still must deal with the after effects.

Trump has slashed NWS and FEMA
He is openly planning to abolish FEMA

What does that do for our disaster readiness?

Removes an entire layer of red tape and bureaucracy between aid and the victims of a disaster needing said aid...?

Like what happened in North Carolina...

 

[tahuyaman]

It's a sickness

But by choice.

 

[Nostra]

All of them saw cuts

How was this incident’s warnings out if the ordinary?

 

[Delldude]

Does it matter?

I bet those citizens are doing some major hand wringing. Or is it Trump's fault for not making them have one?

Trump wants to terminate FEMA and leave disaster relief to the states

Not entirely true.

 

[rightwinger]

Removes an entire layer of red tape and bureaucracy between aid and the victims of a disaster needing said aid...?

Like what happened in North Carolina...

North Carolina was totally unprepared for a massive hurricane in the western part of the state. Most resources were allocated for the Outer Banks

FEMA provided massive aid where it was needed

 

[tahuyaman]

Doge taking a chain saw to our weather monitoring and warning systems and to FEMA has made the tragedy of the Texas flood even worse than it had to be. Those agencies were in place for a reason, and should have never been degraded by someone who didn't even understand why we need those agencies.


Yes, it's quite possible that victims of the recent Texas flood could have received earlier or more effective warnings if not for cuts and policy shifts tied to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and former President Donald Trump's administration.


What Happened in Texas?


On July 4, 2025, catastrophic flash flooding struck areas along the Guadalupe River, leading to fatalities and widespread emergency rescues. Local authorities issued urgent warnings, but the scale and speed of the flooding overwhelmed many systems.


How DOGE and Trump’s Policies May Have Affected This


According to investigative reporting from the Texas Observer and San Antonio Current, the Trump administration’s DOGE initiative significantly impacted federal disaster preparedness and response:

• FEMA Cuts: DOGE slashed FEMA’s workforce by about 20% and froze parts of its funding.
• Disaster Aid Shift: Trump announced plans to phase out FEMA and shift disaster response responsibilities to individual states, arguing governors should handle emergencies independently.
• Climate Risk Data Degradation: DOGE reportedly dismantled or degraded federal resources that track and model climate-augmented weather risks, such as flood forecasting and early warning systems.
• Infrastructure Investment Delays: Federal support for flood prevention projects—like levees and drainage upgrades—was reduced or delayed, leaving vulnerable areas more exposed.

Could Earlier Warnings Have Been Possible?


While local agencies like the Harris County Flood Control District did issue warnings, the broader federal infrastructure that supports early detection, modeling, and communication of extreme weather risks may have been weakened. This could have:

• Reduced the lead time for warnings
• Limited the accuracy of flood forecasts
• Slowed coordination between federal and local responders

So while it's speculative to say definitively that lives would have been saved, the evidence strongly suggests that federal cuts and policy shifts under DOGE and Trump made Texas—and its residents—more vulnerable to disasters like this one.

Trump’s DOGE Cuts Are a Texas-Sized Disaster

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

go.skimresources.com

DOGE and FEMA had nothing to do with the scope of this once in a century disaster. You should be em stressed for exposing yourself as an extreme partisan hack.

 

[rightwinger]

How was this incident’s warnings out if the ordinary?

Sorry Skippy
You know the rules

 

[tahuyaman]

North Carolina was totally unprepared for a massive hurricane in the western part of the state. Most resources were allocated for the Outer Banks

FEMA provided massive aid where it was needed

You are full of double standards

 

[tahuyaman]

Sorry Skippy
You know the rules

Are you embarrassed about exposing yourself as an insane partisan hack?

 

[rightwinger]

Guess what Trump?

America NEEDS FEMA
America NEEDS the NWS

Keep your ******* hands off of it

 

[Meister]

The one where nobody died we held the train company responsible?

But go after a natural disaster and blame it on DOGE?
got it.

 

[Nostra]

Sorry Skippy
You know the rules

Yes, I expose your lies….you respond with this inane bullsqueeze.

 

[tahuyaman]

Does it matter?

Do you think this tragedy in Texas is the end?
We are just entering hurricane season. We see floods, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes every year. Many worse.

Trump wants to terminate FEMA and leave disaster relief to the states

Texas, are you ready?

Local and state government can respond more quickly.

There’s merit behind the idea of leaving the money going to FEMA in hands of each state. States can concentrate recovery or even preventive measures faster and more efficiently than the federal government. They are already in the area with resources ready to go.

People have become too dependent upon the federal government to the point they are unable to even take basic preparations.

 

[Nostra]

OP is a lie. Rubber room material.

Warnings went out per NWS guidelines.

 

[tahuyaman]

All of them saw cuts

Nothing substantial. No agency has had to deal with any significant cuts. To you a cut is reducing the amount of a spending increase.

 

[Delldude]

FEMA provided massive aid where it was needed

So where was all your concern when these happened?


East Palestine
East Coast response Hurricane Helene
LA Fires
Hawaii

How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity​

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/23/climate/climate-disaster-relief-fema.html

FEMA failed to answer nearly half of the calls for assistance, aid it received during Hurricanes Helen and Milton: report

The Federal Emergency Management Agency failed to answer nearly half of the calls for aid and assistance it recently received during Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a report released this week shows.

nypost.com

“While American citizens from Hawaii to North Carolina suffered, Biden and Mayorkas used FEMA as a piggy bank, spending hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars to housing illegal aliens, including at the Roosevelt Hotel that served as a Tren de Aragua base of operations and was used to shelter Laken Riley’s killer.”

DHS Condemns Biden Administration Failures in the Wake of the Lahaina, Hawaii Fires | Homeland Security

A new report about the aftermath of the August 2023 Lahaina, Hawaii, fires reveals FEMA’s horrific neglect and mismanagement under the Biden Administration.

www.dhs.gov

Comparing Biden-Harris bungled Helene response to past disasters - Texas Public Policy Foundation

Media attacked Bush over Katrina, but ignores Biden-Harris failures as Americans suffer. For five days, the U.S. Army’s helicopters stayed on the ground. The Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene has been slow, weak, and deadly—but, except for Fox News, you wouldn’t know it...

www.texaspolicy.com