Democrats didn’t even wait for the waters to recede before trying to pin Texas’ deadly floods on Donald Trump—but weather experts say the narrative is total nonsense.
After 120 Americans—including 36 children—lost their lives in catastrophic flash floods, top Democrats rushed to social media to score political points. Their target? Staffing cuts at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which they claimed undermined the National Weather Service and NOAA’s ability to respond.
Meteorologists and former federal officials are calling out the lie.
“In this particular case, we have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that current staffing or budget issues within NOAA and the NWS played any role at all in this event,” said Houston meteorologist Matt Lanza. “Anyone using this event to claim that is being dishonest.”
Alan Gerard, a former NOAA director, agreed. “There is little evidence that any of the recent cuts to NOAA/NWS negatively impacted services for this event, regardless of what may be being said on social media,” he said. “The actual warning services that NWS provided during the event were solid.”
But that didn’t stop Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) from tweeting, “It’s possible that Donald Trump’s policies had something to do with the level of death and destruction in Texas.” His post was so outrageous that even former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo called it a “cheap shot.”
The White House didn’t hold back either. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Murphy’s post, calling it a “depraved lie” that “serves no purpose during this time of national mourning.”
Reports confirmed that federal weather offices had extra staff on duty when the flooding occurred—directly contradicting the narrative pushed by the left.
Democrats weaponizing tragedy for clout isn’t new, but experts are making one thing crystal clear: DOGE cuts had nothing to do with the flood. It was a natural disaster—one that even top meteorologists say was nearly impossible to predict.
