'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods
July 24, 2025
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7:02Now Playing'24 hours too late': Fmr. FEMA official says Trump admin delays “cost lives” during Texas floods
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as posted by the channelFormer FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas. Edwards said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s requirement for personal approval of expenditures over $100,000 created dangerous red tape: “That’s 24 hours too late.” He added: “Every minute that they’re delayed… is a moment they could have been pulling someone out of flood water.”
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