While Texas families mourn the loss of 69 lives in last week’s devastating Guadalupe River flash floods, CNN is already using the tragedy to push climate politics — and blame President Donald J. Trump.
On Sunday’s edition of State of the Union, CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) whether the floods were caused by “climate change” or Trump administration staff reductions — despite no evidence to support either claim.
“How much do you think the changing climate is part of what we are seeing go on here?” Bash asked.
“And… are Trump-era cuts to blame for people not being warned or evacuated?”CNN’s Dana Bash identifies two possible causes for the Texas flooding tragedy in questions to Dem Rep Castro:
Climate change and the Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/v3SHssccmA
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 6, 2025
CNN Pushes Climate and Bureaucracy as Villains
Bash’s questions appeared scripted to fit a political narrative, not to inform viewers about the actual causes of the deadly flood, which was the result of a rare, intense weather event that dumped nine inches
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