Kristi Noem didn’t approve FEMA rescue teams for over 72 hours after the Texas floods, following a rule she imposed that required her personal sign-off on any operation over $100,000.
Was there not a Barbie dress up outfit for the occasion?
This was pretty clearly going to cost over $100,000.
When Bush II was President, there was outrage that he didn't go to Louisiana to view hurricane damage immediately.
The very same thing was true when Obama was President.
Joe Biden took flack for not reacting to floods in South Carolina instantly.
Is anyone demanding that King Don put his golf shoes on the ground in Texas?
Not that I think it would do anything. I always thought the outcry about a President not going to to a disaster was absurd. Noem, however, deserves criticism here.
So, frankly, does the State of Texas, which falls into the "don't tax me" camp, and therefore has inadequate warning systems.
You do get what you pay for, and lack of payment can be tragically lethal. That sort of tragedy is going to be increasing during the Trump era, and for quite some time thereafter.
For the meantime, MAGA's should be howling. Shouldn't they expect the same level of direct involvement that Bush and Obama had?
And for Federal help. . . Wyoming delegation. . . what are you going to do to help us. . . it's fire season.
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