National Security & Defense

Eugene

(65,697 posts) Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:46 AM Jul 6

ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch

Source: The Daily Beast

ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump’s Watch

Catherine Bouris
Sat, July 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM EDT·3 min read

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the Trump administration from suggestions that the delayed warning residents received during the tragic flash floods in Texas this week were insufficient.

While speaking at a press conference alongside Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Saturday, Noem was asked by a reporter about whether the fact that he and many others did not receive warnings from the National Weather Service until 7 a.m. was a “fundamental failure of the federal government’s responsibility to keep people safe.” Noem argued that the technology was “ancient” and that the Trump administration is working to upgrade it.

“When President Trump took office… he said he wanted to fix [that], and is currently upgrading the technology. And the National Weather Service has indicated that with that and NOAA, that we needed to renew this ancient system that has been left in place with the federal government for many, many years, and that is the reforms that are ongoing,” Noem explained, seemingly shifting the blame onto previous administrations who failed to upgrade the technology. Trump was previously president from 2017 to 2021.

When asked about the impact of cuts and closures made to weather research labs as part of Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” Noem once again defended the current administration, telling reporters that she would relay their concerns to the president.

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ICE Barbie Dodges Blame for Disastrous Texas Flooding on Trump's Watch (Original Post) Eugene Jul 6 OP

What a gem Noem is. democrank Jul 6 #1

What a LIAR Dog Murderess is !!! Trueblue1968 Jul 6 #2

Defend, Delay and Deny. multigraincracker Jul 6 #3

Is TACO Having Another Golfing Weekend? MissouriDem47 Jul 6 #4

Does the sun rise in the east? paleotn Jul 6 #12

concerned ? Susan Collins Tetrachloride Jul 6 #5

About the lies of Governor Dog Killer? MaineBlueBear Jul 6 #9

the word concerned triggers a Susan collins response in me. Tetrachloride Jul 6 #13

Yep not Krasnovs fault kkmarie Jul 6 #6

Trump had 4 years to fix it mgardener Jul 6 #8

relay her concerns to the president. barbtries Jul 6 #7

ok Snoopy 7 Jul 6 #10

Nothing new here: these people are never responsible for anything MLWR Jul 6 #11

NWS fired around 100 employees Red Mountain Jul 6 #14

doge is to blame kbowman Jul 6 #15

Lying trump slut. Paladin Jul 6 #16

Would you please define the four-letter word you used? Doctoris Extincti Jul 6 #19

That's okay -- the Texas floods were all FAKE NEWS, why is everyone so wrought up? AverageOldGuy Jul 6 #17

The Sharpies are on back order. hay rick Jul 6 #18

democrank

(11,638 posts)

1. What a gem Noem is.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 06:57 AM

Jul 6

Even death and missing camp children can’t shake her willingness to lie for Trump.

Disgusting

Trueblue1968

(18,635 posts)

2. What a LIAR Dog Murderess is !!!

Reply to democrank (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:19 AM

Jul 6

multigraincracker

(35,978 posts)

3. Defend, Delay and Deny.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:21 AM

Jul 6

The 3 Ds of avoiding responsibility.

MissouriDem47

(215 posts)

4. Is TACO Having Another Golfing Weekend?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:34 AM

Jul 6

When the going get's tough, the tough goes golfing.

paleotn

(20,608 posts)

12. Does the sun rise in the east?

Reply to MissouriDem47 (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:29 AM

Jul 6

Would be poetic justice if he were struck by lightening due to a faulty NWS forecast. If that happens, hell, I might even take up religion again.

Tetrachloride

(8,847 posts)

5. concerned ? Susan Collins

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:39 AM

Jul 6

MaineBlueBear

(181 posts)

9. About the lies of Governor Dog Killer?

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:00 AM

Jul 6

Not likely.

Tetrachloride

(8,847 posts)

13. the word concerned triggers a Susan collins response in me.

Reply to MaineBlueBear (Reply #9)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:39 AM

Jul 6

kkmarie

(257 posts)

6. Yep not Krasnovs fault

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:41 AM

Jul 6

"ancient system" is at fault. So the regime will blame Obama and Biden.

mgardener

(2,092 posts)

8. Trump had 4 years to fix it

Reply to kkmarie (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:59 AM

Jul 6

And did nothing.

barbtries

(30,580 posts)

7. relay her concerns to the president.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 07:51 AM

Jul 6

jeezus. i'll go tell the crazy, demented man upstairs. he alone can fix it.

he's losing his marbles and it's so obviously true. this goes on. it is insane.

Snoopy 7

(668 posts)

10. ok

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:21 AM

Jul 6

Ok, so the system was "ancient". Well then let's have nothing in place while the trump administration works on a new system. BS is what stinks and the reason for the non-delivery of a warning stinks. Everyone know these death like all weather related deaths while FEMA and NOAA have been dismantled, underfunded and/or politicized are killing US Citizens. Only one person is responsible and everyone knows that person is an incompetent fool...

MLWR

(400 posts)

11. Nothing new here: these people are never responsible for anything

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:28 AM

Jul 6

and always ready to take credit for other people's work.

Red Mountain

(2,139 posts)

14. NWS fired around 100 employees

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:48 AM

Jul 6

and now have authorization to hire about as many to 'stabilize operations'.

Which is to say, they are understaffed.

I recall the flooding in Kentucky? a couple of weeks ago was a bit of a surprise in part because the local NWS site didn't have enough meteorologists to cover the overnight shift.

Seems like a similar situation.