Trump Seeks to Curb Criticism of Natural Disaster Response During His Visit to Texas News Channel 3-12
TEXAS, JUL 11 – President Trump and SBA Administrator Loeffler deploy federal disaster loans and recovery centers to aid Texas small businesses and nonprofits after deadly floods killed over 100 people.
- Today, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler joined President Trump in Kerr County, Texas, to announce federal assistance for recovery efforts following severe storms.
- This visit followed deadly flash flooding in Texas over the July 4 weekend that killed more than 100 people and left about 170 missing.
- The SBA has opened a Business Recovery Center in Kerr County and deployed over 70 staff to assist affected residents and businesses.
- Administrator Loeffler expressed deep sorrow over the devastating fatalities in the Texas Hill Country while highlighting the resilience and solidarity demonstrated by the local community.
- Trump has declined to visit disaster sites this year and criticized FEMA as too expensive, promising to scrap it while emphasizing state responsibility for disaster aid.
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The visit comes about two months after Trump called the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other big cities disgraceful, and faulted the "liberal establishment" for the problem.
During a visit to Kerrville, the epicentre of the disaster, on Friday, he praised the local authorities for their work, despite the heavy record, and made his self-promotion. ...
U.S. President Donald Trump visited the disaster area in Texas after the devastating flood. He rejected responsibility for the late warning of the population.
Administrator Loeffler Joins President Trump to Offer Federal Support in Wake of Texas Disaster
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), joined President Donald J. Trump in Kerr County, Texas to offer federal disaster relief after storms devastated the region. Alongside…
The flood warning came too slowly and too late, according to the ground tenor in the disaster area during President Trump's visit.
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