{"id":2456561,"date":"2025-07-07T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-the-price-for-sickening-comment-about-flood-victims\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:13:20","slug":"texas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-the-price-for-sickening-comment-about-flood-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-the-price-for-sickening-comment-about-flood-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Pediatrician Quickly Pays the Price for Sickening Comment About Flood Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-the-price-for-sickening-comment-about-flood-victims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Texas pediatrician, Dr. Christina B. Propst, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taylor-lorenz-claims-she-did-not-call-luigi-mangione-morally-good-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Taylor Lorenz claims she did not call Luigi Mangione \u2018morally good\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">faced critically important backlash<\/a> and was ultimately fired after she made a controversial social media post suggesting that MAGA voters affected by Texas flash floods deserved their fate due to their denial of climate change.In her now-deleted post, she expressed hopes for the safety of non-MAGA voters while criticizing those who voted against FEMA support, implying they &#8220;got what they voted for.&#8221; The comments were shared widely on X (formerly Twitter), leading to outrage and a response from her employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, which stated that the post did not reflect their values. Following this, they placed her on administrative leave and later confirmed that she was no longer employed by them. The incident sparked discussions about the politicization of tragedies and the broader implications of dehumanizing those with differing political views.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Texas pediatrician was placed on administrative leave and later fired after she posted a message to saying that MAGA voters who were impacted by the Texas flash floods are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-looks-totally-lost-and-confused-after-finishing-up-speech-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Looks Totally Lost and Confused After Finishing Up Speech in Delaware (VIDEO)\">climate change deniers<\/a> who got what they deserved.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Christina B. Propst slammed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-nba-coach-actually-defends-maga-dems-strange-blaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAGA<\/a> voters in a since-deleted post that was screenshotted and d on the social media platform X over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry,&rdquo; she wrote in the now-viral post. &ldquo;Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An X user named &ldquo;Dr. Lynn Fynn-derella&rdquo; posted the screengrab on the platform and garnered 4.4 million views before drawing a comment from Propst&rsquo;s employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the sort of pediatric clinician employed at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueFishMD?\">@BlueFishMD<\/a> in Houston. The ethics, humanity and empathy illustrated here is unfathomable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yW0TbEMGN7\">pic.twitter.com\/yW0TbEMGN7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Lynn Fynn-derella&#128045; (@Fynnderella1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fynnderella1\/status\/1941567217155571958?\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lengthy response initially gave condolences<\/a> to the victims, then said Propst had been placed on leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are aware that a personal social media comment by one of our physicians has caused significant hurt and outrage. The content and timing of that post do not reflect the values, standards, or mission of Blue Fish Pediatrics,&rdquo; the organization said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to be clear,&rdquo; the statement continued. &ldquo;We do not support or condone any statement that politicizes tragedy, diminished human dignity, or fails to clearly uphold compassion for every child and family, regardless of backgrounds or beliefs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The company added, &ldquo;In moments of crisis we believe in unity over division, healing over judgment, and humility over rhetoric. We are taking this matter seriously, and have placed the physician on administrative leave.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you for alerting us to this. I was made aware of this earlier. This is the response of her employer attached on here. There is no place for politicization. The entire focus needs to be on looking for survivors. Any complaints we may receive will be thoroughly investigated. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CRDgMNVq5Z\">pic.twitter.com\/CRDgMNVq5Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sherif Zaafran, MD (@szaafran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/szaafran\/status\/1941712042022387749?\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The organization later announced that &ldquo;the individual is not longer employed&rdquo; there, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/07\/us-news\/pediatrician-fired-for-vile-post-politicizing-devastating-texas-floods-may-they-get-what-they-voted-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Propst is not the only one using the tragedy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-bay-delivers-subtle-patriotism-amid-explosions-and-suspense-in-ambulance\/\" title=\"Michael Bay Delivers Subtle Patriotism Amid Explosions And Suspense In \u2018Ambulance\u2019\">make political points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/didnt-even-wait-bodies-cold-dems-rush-blame-trump-climate-change-deadly-texas-floods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">politicized the floods<\/a> almost immediately, including Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro and Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, both of whom pushed climate change talking points.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Propst&rsquo;s sentiments also show a growing pattern of hatred toward Trump voters and conservatives in general. No matter what they may be going through, they are fair game to be attacked. It&rsquo;s &ldquo;take no prisoners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Axios published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/07\/democrats-trump-resistance-violence-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> on Monday highlighting how several House Democrats are growing weary of the bloodlust being shown by their supporters, especially when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watching-carefully-trump-says-arresting-mamdani-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of [the grassroots voters] have suggested&hellip; what we really need to do is be willing to get shot&rdquo; when visiting ICE facilities or federal agencies, one House Democrat told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our own base is telling us that what we&rsquo;re doing is not good enough,&rdquo; the lawmaker continued, noting that they expect &ldquo;there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another unidentified House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hearing-room-erupts-chaos-dem-rep-makes-vile-comment-pro-life-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> claimed that constituents have told them &ldquo;civility isn&rsquo;t working&rdquo; and that they should prepare for &ldquo;violence&hellip; to fight to protect our democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This is known as &ldquo;backdraft.&rdquo; When a fire in a tight space has consumed almost all the oxygen &mdash; but still remains hot &mdash; and when fresh oxygen is reintroduced back into the mixture, it becomes superheated, resulting in an explosion.<\/p>\n<p>The mainstream media, Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-claims-world-leaders-still-calling-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leadership<\/a>, and other organizations have likewise been stirring the pot for years against Trump and America&rsquo;s way of life.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ve now introduced an even more radical element into the mix since Trump&rsquo;s reelection, and things are ready to ignite. When we completely dehumanize fellow citizens for having different political views, the situation can become explosive.<\/p>\n<p>The far-left has always played with fire, but it seems they&rsquo;re only now realizing they&rsquo;re about to get burned &mdash; and not by MAGA conservatives, mind you, but by the very monster they helped to create.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Dr. Christina B. Propst criticized MAGA voters in a now-deleted post that went viral on social media, stating, &#8220;May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry,&#8221; while expressing disdain for those who voted to cut FEMA funding and deny climate change. The post was shared by an X user named &#8220;Dr. Lynn Fynn-derella,&#8221; which led to significant attention before Blue Fish Pediatrics in Houston responded with a statement condemning the comments as inconsistent with their values of compassion and unity during crises. They later confirmed that Propst is no longer employed there. This incident reflects a broader trend of political exploitation of tragedies, as some Democrats also quickly politicized the floods to promote climate change narratives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2456562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Texas-Camp.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44152,58591,41139,41250,58590],"class_list":["post-2456561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversial-comments","tag-flood-victims","tag-medical-ethics","tag-public-reaction","tag-texas-pediatrician"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Texas-Camp.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456565,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456561\/revisions\/2456565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}