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

[Eugene]

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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[democrank]

1. What a gem Noem is.

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

Disgusting

[Trueblue1968]

2. What a LIAR Dog Murderess is !!!

[multigraincracker]

3. Defend, Delay and Deny.

The 3 Ds of avoiding responsibility.

[MissouriDem47]

4. Is TACO Having Another Golfing Weekend?

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

[paleotn]

12. Does the sun rise in the east?

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]

5. concerned ? Susan Collins

[MaineBlueBear]

9. About the lies of Governor Dog Killer?

Not likely.

[Tetrachloride]

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

[kkmarie]

6. Yep not Krasnovs fault

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

[mgardener]

8. Trump had 4 years to fix it

And did nothing.

[barbtries]

7. relay her concerns to the president.

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]

10. ok

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]

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

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

[Red Mountain]

14. NWS fired around 100 employees

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.

[kbowman]

15. doge is to blame

In reality it's actually "doge is to blame" instead of "dodges blame"

[Paladin]

16. Lying trump slut.

Not that I'd ever expect anything better from her.

[Doctoris Extincti]

19. Would you please define the four-letter word you used?

[AverageOldGuy]

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

Georgia Republican says Texas rains and floods are FAKE, FAKE, FAKE.

[hay rick]

18. The Sharpies are on back order.