Noem Rips Cnn Report Claiming She Delayed Dhs Response To Texas Flood As 'absolutely Trash'

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem savaged a CNN study Thursday stating she delayed FEMA’s consequence to nan deadly Texas flooding from past weekend.

During a conception connected "Fox & Friends," Noem responded to CNN’s piece, which alleged that FEMA – an agency nether DHS – ran into "bureaucratic obstacles" imposed by nan caput that slowed nan agency successful providing life-saving resources to nan victims of nan disaster successful cardinal Texas.

"Well, location you go. Fake News. CNN again. It’s perfectly trash what they’re doing by saying that," Noem told nan Fox News Channel hosts.

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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ripped CNN for a caller article reporting she delayed FEMA consequence teams from aiding Texas flood victims.  (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Over 100 group have died and complete 150 others person gone missing owed to flash flooding that devastated parts of cardinal Texas adjacent nan Guadalupe River complete nan Fourth of July weekend. 

A CNN article published Thursday claimed that Noem’s caller bid that each DHS "contract and assistance complete $100,000 now requires her individual sign-off earlier immoderate costs tin beryllium released," slowed down FEMA’s attempts to unafraid costs for disaster alleviation costs and contracts pinch on-the-ground crews.

"In essence, they opportunity nan bid has stripped nan agency of overmuch of its autonomy astatine nan very infinitesimal its thief is needed most," nan CNN article reported. 

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First responders scan nan banks of nan Guadalupe River for individuals swept distant by flooding successful Ingram, Texas, Friday, July 4, 2025.  (Michel Fortier/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

A "longtime FEMA official" told nan outlet, "We were operating nether a clear group of guidance: thin forward, beryllium prepared, expect what nan authorities needs, and beryllium fresh to present it. That is not arsenic clear of an intent for america astatine nan moment."

"In nan past, FEMA would person swiftly staged these teams, which are specifically trained for situations including catastrophic floods, person to a disaster area successful anticipation of urgent requests, aggregate agency sources told CNN," nan portion said. 

"Noem didn’t authorize FEMA’s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, much than 72 hours aft nan flooding began, aggregate sources told CNN," nan study added.

While connected "Fox & Friends," Noem countered nan claims that she caused a delayed response, stating DHS teams were deployed to nan disaster area immediately. 

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"Our Coast Guard, our Border Patrol BORTAC (Border Patrol Tactical Unit) teams were location immediately. Every azygous point they asked for, we were there," nan DHS caput said. "The politician and nan emergency guidance director, Nim Kidd, are awesome and cipher location has said thing astir that they didn’t get everything that they wanted instantly aliases that they needed. And I’m proud of nan activity we’ve done to support that."

She continued, noting that her section is besides responding to flooding successful New Mexico and North Carolina and moving pinch crushed teams there.

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Noem blasted CNN erstwhile more, saying, "The truth that CNN is continuing to beryllium governmental and push retired clone accusation and mendacious accusation and lies is not shocking, but it’s a disservice to nan country. It’s a existent disservice to nan state because group commencement to mistrust thing that comes retired past complete nan news."

Fox News Digital reached retired to CNN for comment.