President Donald Trump gestures after disembarking Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on July 6, 2025. Photo by Nathan Howard/ Reuters

Trump will visit Texas to tour flood-devastated region

Politics

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that President Donald Trump will be visiting the devastating flooding "later this week."

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She called what happened a "once in a generation national disaster" and urged "everyone in the area to remain vigilant, listen to all warnings and respond accordingly."

Leavitt said the visit would likely come Friday, but that no final decision had been made.

She also bristled at suggestions that deep Trump administration cuts to federal services may have affected authorities' response to the flooding.

READ MORE: White House blasts idea that Trump's cuts contributed to Texas flooding death toll

She blamed Democrats and said that faulting "President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie" and insisted that the National Weather Service "did its job" in spreading warnings about possible catastrophic funding.

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