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Trump looks to avoid casting blame in Texas flood amid cuts in National Weather Service

Rescue and search operations are continuing in Texas as flash flood hit the Kerr County and adjoining areas over the July Fourth holiday.

Crews work to clear debris from the Cade Loop bridge along the Guadalupe River, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo)

Flash floods in central Texas ravaged the US state on July 4 and has since claimed at least 104 lives, with about 41 still missing as President Donald Trump looked to avoid casting blame and said it is a “hundred-year catastrophe” on Sunday as he left his Bedminster golf course.

Rescue and search operations are continuing in Texas as the flash flood hit the Kerr County and adjoining areas over the July Fourth holiday as torrential midnight downpour in the Guadalupe River made it a killer, raging torrent which devastated a century old Christian girls’ summer camp, Camp Mystic, where 27 campers and counselors have been declared dead.

.@POTUS on the devastating Texas floods: “We’re going to make it as comfortable as possible for the State of Texas … We’ll be working with the Governor and all of the people of Texas.” pic.twitter.com/eP9TPj2V0f

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 7, 2025

Trump, who blamed his predecessor Joe Biden’s administration for avoiding to help residents in Republican areas when a hurricane hit North Carolina last year, cautioned everyone against the blame game and said “This is a hundred-year catastrophe, and it’s just so horrible to watch.”

Rescue and recovery efforts continue in full force in Kerr County. DPS along with partners from several agencies including @TPWDnews are combing through debris and damage as the mission is ongoing. #protectandserve pic.twitter.com/vOJQwUfnjd

— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) July 7, 2025

When asked by reporters if the Texas flash floods disaster was exacerbated by his administration’s push to shrink federal agencies, including the National Weather Service, Trump said “What a situation that all is. That was really the Biden setup. That was not our setup. But I wouldn’t blame Biden for it either,” New York Times reported.

When wildfires ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year, Trump had again blamed local and state Democrats for the disaster and made false claims about water usage policy. However, he has avoided playing the blame game in Texas flash floods where personnel cuts at the National Weather Service or open positions at forecasting offices in Texas have come under the scanner.

Key roles at the local offices of the National Weather Service have remained vacant as the floods hit Texas. In the recent Texas flood disaster, the Trump White House has remained at the backfoot and its efforts to reduce the federal bureaucracy have raised tensions among local and state emergency officials about slashed resources and reduced staff.

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