Donald Trumps lesbian niece and clinical psychologist Mary Trump eviscerated her uncles handling of the Texas floods, calling his recent comments on the tragedy a grotesque display of self-promotion.The president recently visited the disaster zone where more than 130 people, including at least 36 children, were killed in a massive flash flood. Related Rachel Maddow eviscerates Trump administration for lying about Jeffrey Epstein investigation Its not clear when they lied or which exact claim is untrue, but things are definitely not adding up. After he toured the area, Donald Trump called a reporter evil for asking about the lack of warnings before the flood that could have saved dozens of lives. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Well, I think everyone did an incredible job under the circumstances, he said, adding that only a very evil person would ask a question like that. I think this has been heroism. This has been incredible, really, the job youve all done. Its easy to sit back and say, oh, what could have happened here? Maybe we could have done something differently. This was a thing that never happened before.On her blog, Mary Trump said her uncles horrific response as well as the way he appeared genuinely baffled by the magnitude of the disaster is a tactic to deflect responsibility. If he can continue to convey that there was no possible way government officials could have prevented the devastation, she explained, then he is off the hook for any blame. This is how he operates, she said. He reframes every question of accountability as a personal attackand by doing so, he avoids taking responsibility altogether. She also slammed him for being sad about the floods because of what they have done for Americas image rather than due to the unthinkable loss of life: We had a country that was very close to being finished, she quoted him saying, and now we have the hottest country in the world. Thats why I am so saddened by this.If someone cares only about money, they cannot be trusted to govern, Mary Trump said in response to this claim from her uncle. When every decision boils down to cost or savings, disaster is inevitable. Weve seen this time and time again.She emphasized that the president is a nihilist who does not care if the country burns to the ground, as long as he gets loyalty, power, and personal enrichment.She said he cannot face the obvious truth that he wont live forever. Someday, we will all outlive him, she said. That is a reality he cannot bear. The flash flood began in the early morning hours of July 4th, with the center of the tragedy unfolding in Kerry County, Texas, which sits along the Guadalupe River. Theriver rosemore than 25 feet in two hours.At least 27 of the young victims were campers at Camp Mystic and were sleeping soundly in their cabins when the water began to rise. The area is prone to flash flooding, and many in the areahave been fightingto implement a better warning system for years. Additionally, four officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) told CNN that the federal response to the devastating Texas floods was slowed by a Trump administration rule requiring cost approval from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.The Trump administration has disputed these claims with a focus on tooting its own horn rather than on alleviating the suffering going on in Texas. In a reply to an X post from the senior digital editor forMeidas Touchthat showed a clip of Cooper talking about Noems budget limitations, the official account of the Department of Homeland Security wrote, This is a FAKE NEWS LIE from CNN. This reporting is an unapparelled [SIC] display of activist journalism and distracts from the robust, coordinated federal response led by Secretary Noem that has saved over 900+ lives.While these journalists slept comfortably in D.C., Secretary Noem deployed to Texas, working day and night to approve every possible need that search and rescue workers had. Within moments of the flooding in Texas, DHS assets, including the U.S. Coast Guard, tactical Border Patrol units and FEMA personnel surged into unprecedented action alongside Texas first responders. The U.S. Coast Guard alone rescued over 230 Americans.The post claimed Noem is leading a historic, first-of-its-kind approach to disaster funding: putting states first by providing upfront recovery support moving money faster than ever and jump starting recovery. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) also praised the president for his response to the floods. Never have I seen a response as quick or as effective as I have the Trump administrations response to this storm, he claimed.In a separate statement to reporters, he also called it the word choice of losers to try to figure out who is to blame for the lack of advanced warning before the floods. He caused widespread anger when hecompared the devastationto losing a football game.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.