{"id":2457737,"date":"2025-07-09T22:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-slams-cnn-for-activist-journalism-over-report-claiming-noem-slowed-texas-flood-response-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T22:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T02:43:45","slug":"dhs-slams-cnn-for-activist-journalism-over-report-claiming-noem-slowed-texas-flood-response-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-slams-cnn-for-activist-journalism-over-report-claiming-noem-slowed-texas-flood-response-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS slams CNN for \u2018activist journalism\u2019 over report claiming Noem slowed Texas flood response &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdhs-slams-cnn-for-activist-journalism-over-report-claiming-noem-slowed-texas-flood-response-washington-examiner%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=2457737&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>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strongly criticized CNN for a report alleging that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delayed FEMA&#8217;s response to the recent Texas floods. DHS called the article &#8220;fake news&#8221; and accused CNN of engaging in activist journalism that distracts from the effective federal response led by Noem, which has saved over 900 lives so far. The CNN report, based on anonymous sources, claimed bureaucratic hurdles and a cost-saving rule from the Trump administration slowed disaster aid, including delays in authorizing urban Search and Rescue teams. DHS defended its shift to a leaner, more state-empowering FEMA, emphasizing that Noem has implemented a &#8220;historic&#8221; approach that accelerates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-conservative-groups-splinter-over-u-s-aid-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Some Conservative Groups Splinter Over U.S. Aid to Ukraine\">disaster funding<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >supports state-led recovery efforts<\/a>. The floods in Central Texas, considered a rare and devastating event, have resulted in at least 120 deaths and many missing persons. The Trump administration has also previously challenged CNN for other controversial reports, and discussions about possible legal action against the network have taken place. CNN has not responded to requests for comment on this latest dispute.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DHS slams CNN for &lsquo;activist journalism&rsquo; over report claiming Noem slowed Texas flood response<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2170209\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> on Wednesday blasted CNN for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/09\/politics\/fema-texas-flood-noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">article the outlet ran<\/a> claiming Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delayed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> FEMA&rsquo;s<\/a> response to the Texas floods, calling the story a &ldquo;FAKE NEWS LIE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-refuses-bidens-request-to-help-with-covid-19-testing-at-border\/\" title=\"... Refuses Biden\u2019s Request to Help With COVID-19 Testing at Border\">citing anonymous sources<\/a>, suggested the agency&rsquo;s response was delayed by bureaucracy that required Noem to sign off on any contract and grant over $100,000 due to a Trump administration cost-saving rule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3467300\/former-house-democrat-stephanie-murphy-announces-mayoral-run-in-florida\/\">Former House Democrat Stephanie Murphy announces mayoral run in Florida<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3467358\/trumps-noaa-pick-weather-service-staffing-supports-budget-cuts\/\">Trump&rsquo;s NOAA pick pledges full weather service staffing, but supports budget cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3467425\/trump-administration-sues-california-over-egg-standards-that-drive-up-prices\/\">Trump administration sues California over egg standards that drive up prices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This reporting is an unparalleled display of activist journalism and distracts from the robust, coordinated federal response led by Secretary Noem that has saved over 900+ lives,&rdquo; DHS said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dhsgov\/status\/1943060894683963591?s=46&amp;t=aOOy8YEKiQSfdQpJkUhBhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">post on X. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a FAKE NEWS LIE from CNN. This reporting is an unapparelled display of activist journalism and distracts from the robust, coordinated federal response led by Secretary Noem that has saved over 900+ lives. While these &ldquo;journalists&rdquo; slept comfortably in D.C., Secretary Noem&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S4zIZwp8T2\">pic.twitter.com\/S4zIZwp8T2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1943060894683963591?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;While these &lsquo;journalists&rsquo; 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,&rdquo; the agency added.<\/p>\n<p>The article alleged that the spending rule strips the agency of its autonomy. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&nbsp;were&nbsp;operating under a clear set of guidance: lean forward, be prepared, anticipate what the state needs, and be ready to deliver it,&rdquo; a longtime FEMA official said. &ldquo;That is not as clear of an intent for us at the moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The article also suggested that Noem &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t authorize FEMA&rsquo;s deployment of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday, more than 72 hours after the flooding began.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DHS told the outlet that FEMA is shifting away from being &ldquo;bloated&rdquo; to being &ldquo;lean&rdquo; in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA is shifting from bloated, DC-centric dead weight to a lean, deployable disaster force that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turmoil-worry-swirl-over-cuts-to-key-federal-agencies-as-hurricane-season-begins-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins - Washington Examiner\">empowers state actors<\/a> to provide relief for their citizens,&rdquo; spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said. &ldquo;The old processes are being replaced because they failed Americans in real emergencies for decades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While FEMA&rsquo;s response and local officials&rsquo; and meteorologists&rsquo; predictions of the storm have been debated, some regard the rain as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51342735\/harrowing-rescue-stories-emerge-from-texas-floods-crews-search-for-over-160-reported-missing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">freak phenomenon<\/a> that struck at the wrong time. Many people, including hundreds of campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, were celebrating the Fourth of July weekend when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/motorists-stranded-after-mudslide-shuts-down-colo-highway\/\" title=\"Motorists stranded after mudslide shuts down Colo. highway\">heavy rains hit<\/a>, rapidly flooding the area overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings had been in effect before the flooding hit, but many were unaware. As a result, many people have died or are missing in Central Texas, and the world has mourned the effects. President Donald Trump is set to visit the area later this week and has approved a disaster declaration.<\/p>\n<p>DHS said Noem is leading a &ldquo;first-of-a-kind&rdquo; approach that it describes as a &ldquo;breakthrough in how FEMA supports state-led disaster recovery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@Sec_Noem<\/a> is leading a historic, first-of-its-kind approach to disaster funding: putting states first by providing upfront recovery support &mdash; moving money faster than ever and jump-starting recovery. This is a breakthrough in how FEMA supports state-led disaster recovery,&rdquo; DHS said.<\/p>\n<p>At least 120 people have been killed in the floods, with more than 173 missing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464006\/flash-floods-central-texas-camp-mystic-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CENTRAL TEXAS FLASH FLOODS LEAVE MORE THAN 100 DEAD: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s reporting has drawn the ire of the Trump administration a few times over the past month. Aside from the Texas flood story, the outlet also published an interview highlighting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracker, which the government argued puts officers in danger. It also published partial findings from a preliminary report on Trump&rsquo;s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which cast doubt on their effectiveness. Trump and Noem have weighed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3459630\/trump-administration-doj-cnn-ice-tracker-false-reports-iran-prosecute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">whether it is possible to prosecute CNN<\/a> for the latter two stories.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to CNN for comment, but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2170209\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2170209\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DHS condemns CNN for &#8216;activist journalism&#8217; on Noem flood delay claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2457738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kristi-noem.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58779,50623,7492,8794,58780],"class_list":["post-2457737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-activist-journalism","tag-cnn-2","tag-dhs","tag-noem","tag-texas-flood-response"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kristi-noem.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457737","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=2457737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457741,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457737\/revisions\/2457741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2457738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2457737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2457737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}