Trump defends response to Texas floods
發佈日期: 2025-07-12 20:59
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U.S. President Donald Trump has defended the state and federal responses to deadly flash floods in Texas as he visited Kerr County.
Prayer and reflections a short distance away from Camp Mystic where dozens of children at a Christian summer camp were swept away and killed one a week ago.
Flowers around photos of girls in school uniforms as this community in Texas comes to terms with an unspeakable tragedy.
Parishioners coming together to try to understand why sudden torrential rains caused a deadly river surge.
Catholic minister Wyatt Wentrcek said: "An opportunity for us to process our grief to remember those that we have lost and to ask God for comfort during this painful trying time. And hope for the future thanks giving for the many lives that were saved."
"Nobody has any idea how and why a thing like this could happen."
U.S. President Donald Trump came to Kerr County to pay his respects and give assistance. His motorcade was cheered by supporters as it arrived. Trump and the First Lady met with families of victims and others affected.
"They gave me this special bracelet from the camp in honour of all of the little girls who lost their lives," said Melania Trump. "So we are here to honour them and also to give, support and help and I will be back I promised that to them. I just pray for them and give them my strength and love."
Along with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Donald and Melania spoke with representatives of the emergency services who are still searching the area.
Trump praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He has criticised FEMA in the past.
At a roundtable where Trump was assessing what more can be done, he was asked about why a better warning system was not in place.
"Only a bad person would ask a question like that, to be honest with you," said Trump. "I don't know who you are, but only a very evil person would ask a question like that. I think this has been heroism. This has been incredible, really, the job you have all done. It is easy to sit back and say 'what could have happened here or there?, you know, maybe we could have done something differently', but this was a thing that had never happened before."
Texas officials say there are plans for a new procedure to try to avert anything like this happening again. The search goes on for around a 170 missing people.
No survivors have been found since the Guadalope River's deadly rise last week.
