While he’s been in communities after hurricanes and tornadoes, President Trump said the devastation he saw after an aerial tour of the flood-ravaged Texas Hill Country on Friday was different.

"It’s hard to believe the devastation," Trump said. "Trees that are 100 years old just ripped out of the ground. I've never seen anything like this, and I've seen a lot of bad ones."

President Donald Trump spoke with first responders and officials in central Texas today after meeting with grieving families and surveying damage from the catastrophic floods that killed at least 129 people.

The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on whether aid and rescue efforts occurred fast enough.

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one week ago.

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by a flash flood that has killed at least 120 people in and around Kerr County.

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:

When a reporter asked PresidentTrump about what his message is to Texas families who have questioned the timeliness of flood alerts, he responded, "Only a bad person would ask a question like that."