Texas is mourning over 100 lives lost in devastating floods, yet some leftists gleefully point fingers at Trump voters. The tragedy, which ravaged communities, has sparked a vile online blame game. Conservatives see this as another woke attempt to politicize heartbreak.
The Pod Save America podcast, hosted by a group of former aides to Barack Obama, tackled the Texas flooding on Tuesday, condemning the far left’s rush to judgment, as Fox News reports. More than 100 died in the disaster, but some Democrats and the media pinned it on climate change, Trump, racism, and government cuts. This narrative reeks of opportunism, exploiting grief for political points.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)called Monday for a probe into National Weather Service vacancies in Texas. He suggested Trump’s staff and budget cuts crippled the agency’s warning coordination. Such accusations conveniently dodge the complexity of natural disasters.
Podcast co-host Tommy Vietor called out the “gross” social media pile-on blaming political foes for the tragedy. “I could have done without the, like, instant leap to blame name-your-political-opponent,” he said. His frustration exposes the left’s knee-jerk divisiveness.
Jon Favreau, another co-host, noted that the National Weather Service issued timely warnings that failed to reach people effectively. Independent meteorologists confirmed the agency’s alerts were prompt. This undercuts Schumer’s narrative of a Trump-induced failure.
Vietor urged unity, saying, “We’re Americans. We’re all Americans. Don’t do that s---.” His plea for decency clashes with the left’s sanctimonious finger-wagging. Texans deserve compassion, not lectures from coastal elites.
Viral social media posts from progressive commentators viciously targeted Texas voters. Ron Filipkowski, a former federal prosecutor, claimed Texans got the government they deserved under Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott. Such smugness dismisses the human toll of the floods.
Texas pediatrician Christina Propst posted that “MAGA” voters should “reap the effects” of their votes. She sneered at Kerr County conservatives for allegedly supporting FEMA cuts and denying climate change. Her callous words betray a chilling lack of empathy.
Propst’s venom continued, wishing safety only for “non-MAGA voters and pets.” This selective compassion reveals the left’s tribalism at its ugliest. Natural disasters don’t discriminate, but apparently, her goodwill does.
Sade Perkins, a former Houston Food Insecurity Board member, labeled Camp Mystic, which lost at least 27 girls and counselors, a “Whites-only girls Christian camp.” Her baseless smear inflamed an already grieving community. Such rhetoric fuels division, not healing.
Reverend Colin Bossen, Perkins’ boyfriend and a Houston minister, publicly rejected her comments. “I want to be clear that I disavow her comments,” he stated. His swift response highlights the toxicity of her race-baiting claim.
Bossen apologized to his congregation, vowing to repair the harm caused. Perkins’ reckless words underscore how woke ideology can distort even a tragedy’s aftermath. Her attack on a grieving camp is indefensible.
Favreau acknowledged that National Weather Service cuts could affect forecast reliability during hurricane season. Yet he stressed that independent experts verified the agency’s timely warnings. This nuance challenges the left’s simplistic blame-Trump storyline.
The podcast hosts’ critique of the online blame game resonates with conservatives tired of woke moralizing. Texans didn’t vote for floods, and suggesting otherwise is cruel. The left’s obsession with political purity blinds them to shared humanity.
The Texas floods demand unity, not finger-pointing from armchair activists. As communities rebuild, the woke crowd’s eagerness to scapegoat Trump voters reveals their true priorities. Compassion should trump ideology, but for some, that’s too much to ask.
