A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.

When a reporter asked Trump about concerns from Hill Country residents about the lack of warnings before the Guadalupe River’s rapid rise, the president sharply called the reporter “evil.”

Death toll rises to 129 as Trump suggests Texans got ‘a lot of warning’ in advance - Local officials were repeatedly denied state funding for emergency flood warning system at Camp Mystic site but did

First Lady Melania Trump paid tribute to victims of the Texas floods by wearing a charm bracelet gifted by a family.

In early July 2025, a screenshot claimed to show a real Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump calling on people to forget the "Epstein files" and focus on the "beautiful young girls" who died in the Texas flash floods over the Fourth of July. Per the screenshot, Trump wrote:

As President Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.

Search crews continued the grueling task of recovering the missing as more potential flash flooding threatened Texas Hill Country.