{"id":20277,"date":"2025-07-10T18:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20277"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:35:48","slug":"senator-says-kristi-noems-incompetence-got-kids-killed-in-texas-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20277","title":{"rendered":"Senator Says Kristi Noem&#8217;s Incompetence Got Kids Killed In Texas Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>PoliticusUSA is a powerful unbiased media voice that depends in your assist. Please think about supporting us by turning into a subscriber.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg\" width=\"714\" height=\"426\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/e2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:426,&quot;width&quot;:714,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:54539,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/i\/168010634?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!dBN6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe2dbdd8d-2844-4084-bf83-5368d2c09961_714x426.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicususa.com\/p\/trump-uses-the-bodies-of-dead-texas\" rel=\"\">The Trump administration has shown zero curiosity about how the most deadly flood in a century was able to occur in the United States in the year 2025. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The explanation why the administration will not be prepared to do some digging and examine is starting to emerge, and it&#8217;s all about DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/09\/politics\/fema-texas-flood-noem\" rel=\"\">CNN reported:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>For instance, as central Texas cities have been submerged in rising waters, FEMA officers realized they couldn\u2019t pre-position City Search and Rescue crews from a community of groups stationed regionally throughout the nation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Up to now, FEMA would have swiftly staged these groups, that are particularly educated for conditions together with catastrophic floods, nearer to a catastrophe zone in anticipation of pressing requests, a number of company sources advised CNN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However whilst Texas rescue crews raced to save lots of lives, FEMA officers realized they wanted Noem\u2019s approval earlier than sending these further belongings. Noem didn\u2019t authorize FEMA\u2019s deployment of City Search and Rescue groups till Monday, greater than 72 hours after the flooding started, a number of sources advised CNN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) reacted to the CNN report by calling out Noem\u2019s lethal incompetence on Bluesky:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"bluesky-3ltmp2fte622y\" data-bluesky-id=\"2959142003242179\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/embed\/did:plc:ydtsvzzsl6nlfkmnuooeqcmc\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ltmp2fte622y?id=2959142003242179\" width=\"100%\" style=\"display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Trump made Kristi Noem his DHS choose regardless that she had zero expertise in any space of homeland safety. Noem\u2019s solely qualification is that she has spent years as a loyal Trump cheerleader. <\/p>\n<p>Lives might have been probably saved if Senate Republicans and the seven Senate Democrats who voted to verify her (Kim, Kaine, Slotkin, Peters, Hassan, Shaheen, and Fetterman) had stated no. Kaine and Kim have already publicly regretted their votes for Noem. <\/p>\n<p>These Senators of each events who voted for an unqualified DHS nominee deserve blame as effectively. <\/p>\n<p>Trump gained\u2019t do away with anybody who&#8217;s loyal to him. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Wyden was proper. It&#8217;s harmful to have Kristi Noem operating DHS, and it could have gotten children killed in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was Ron Wyden proper about Kristi Noem? 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