Rosie O’Donnell is facing intense criticism after accusing President Donald Trump of indirectly causing the deadly flash floods in central Texas that left dozens dead and many still missing.
In a TikTok video posted Sunday, the comedian and actress suggested that Trump’s policies had weakened the government’s ability to issue critical weather warnings.
“Shame on every GOP sycophant who’s listening and following the disastrous decisions of this mentally incapacitated POTUS,” she declared in the video.
The flooding, which caused the Guadalupe River to surge more than 26 feet in less than an hour, devastated parts of Kerr County, with at least 80 fatalities reported so far.
O’Donnell blamed the disaster in part on what she claimed was the president’s decision to “gut” the nation’s early warning infrastructure.
“When the president guts all of the early warning systems and the weather forecast abilities of the government, these are the results,” she said.
She further condemned Trump for signing what she called a “ridiculously immoral bill,” which she alleged undermined key government services.
However, weather officials and emergency personnel swiftly pushed back on O’Donnell’s claims.
CBS Austin meteorologist Avery Tomasco took to X to defend the National Weather Service, stating that flood