President Donald Trump’s approach to the federal government has been to cut, cut, cut, which means when there is a disaster in which the government plays a role, he will have to expect questions about those cuts.

The White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administration’s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.

President Donald Trump's budget requests to Congress for NOAA and his plans to phase out FEMA are under the microscope after fatal Texas floods.