{"id":2458494,"date":"2025-07-11T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-pediatrician-crawls-back-into-public-with-letter-asking-forgiveness-for-gloating-over-maga-voters-getting-hit-by-texas-disaster\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T15:32:01","slug":"fired-pediatrician-crawls-back-into-public-with-letter-asking-forgiveness-for-gloating-over-maga-voters-getting-hit-by-texas-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-pediatrician-crawls-back-into-public-with-letter-asking-forgiveness-for-gloating-over-maga-voters-getting-hit-by-texas-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired Pediatrician Crawls Back Into Public with Letter Asking Forgiveness for Gloating Over MAGA Voters Getting Hit by Texas Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Ffired-pediatrician-crawls-back-into-public-with-letter-asking-forgiveness-for-gloating-over-maga-voters-getting-hit-by-texas-disaster%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=2458494&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, was fired after posting a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> comment expressing<\/a> that MAGA voters affected by devastating Texas floods &#8220;got what they voted for.&#8221; After facing backlash and losing her job, she issued an apology claiming her comment was made out of frustration over perceived government failures and was not meant to reflect a lack of compassion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-australian-prime-minister-scott-morrison-say-flood-victims-should-be-grateful-for-government-assistance\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Say Flood Victims Should Be \u2018Grateful\u2019 For Government Assistance?\">flood victims<\/a>, especially those who lost thier lives. Critics argue her apology appears insincere and politically motivated,noting that her initial statement contradicted her professional and ethical duties as a physician. The controversy highlights the tension between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-widow-stranger-things-star-david-harbour-says-no-one-could-disagree-with-socialism\/\" title=\"Black Widow, Stranger Things Star David Harbour Says No One Could Disagree With Socialism\">personal political views<\/a> and professional responsibilities, with many feeling her remarks damaged her reputation beyond repair.  <\/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, who was fired last week after posting a message to social media saying MAGA voters impacted by the Texas floods got what they deserved, is now begging for forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>In all honestly, if Dr. Christina B. Propst hadn&rsquo;t been called out for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-price-sickening-comment-flood-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hatred<\/a>, she probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-performance-was-so-bad-people-started-to-wonder-if-he-hallucinated-audience-during-debate\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden&#039;s Performance Was So Bad, People Started to Wonder if He Hallucinated Audience During Debate\">wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have offered contrition.<\/p>\n<p>Only after her livelihood was threatened, did she became a woman of peace, who wants the best for Texas flood victims.<\/p>\n<p>KPRC, a local NBC affiliate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/07\/houston-pediatrician-fired-after-controversial-post-about-kerr-county-flood-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> Propst&rsquo;s apology that read: &ldquo;I speak to you as a mother, a neighbor, a pediatrician, and a human being who is deeply sorry. I take full responsibility for a social media comment I made before we knew that so many precious lives were lost to the terrible tragedy in Central Texas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to make clear that my regrettable comment was in no way a response to the tragic loss of human life,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;But the words written were mine and regardless of how they are being presented, that is a fact that I deeply regret. I want to apologize to each and every individual suffering through terrible loss.&rdquo;<\/p>\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>She tried to take credit for deleting the comment, but her words remained hollow because the cat is out of the bag: We know her true feelings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As news of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/didnt-even-wait-bodies-cold-dems-rush-blame-trump-climate-change-deadly-texas-floods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heartbreaking fatalities<\/a> became clear I immediately removed my thoughtless comment,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;As it does not reflect the depth of my compassion or the respect I have for each and every human life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She sounds disingenuous already.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The comment was mine and mine alone,&rdquo; Propst added. &ldquo;Even in these divisive times, some things are and should remain sacred. Human life is sacred. The well-being of children is sacred. Politics and party affiliation should never affect the judgment or actions of any medical provider and have never affected mine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Why didn&rsquo;t she already know this? Because anger overcame her duty &mdash; and her oath as a doctor &mdash; to do no harm and treat all patients the same. Regardless of personal belief.<\/p>\n<p>She was almost giddy about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-trump-nba-coach-actually-defends-maga-dems-strange-blaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAGA voters<\/a> being killed by the floods. Now she&rsquo;s a changed woman in a matter of hours? Give me a break.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did not choose my words with the sensitivity the moment required, or with any awareness of the heartbreaking loss that would later become clear to all of us,&rdquo; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Propst said she believed the propaganda about federal officials &mdash; and weather officials &mdash; performing poorly, due to political cuts.<\/p>\n<p>This allegedly pushed her into &ldquo;a place of frustration &mdash; born of my belief that our communities, first responders, healthcare system, early-warning systems and disaster infrastructure need more and better support and funding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>These claims have been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ninaturner\/status\/1941902223895584934?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1941902223895584934%7Ctwgr%5E51ea9d39de2d2a052f9e9706a8b62138f5534720%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Fdidnt-even-wait-bodies-cold-dems-rush-blame-trump-climate-change-deadly-texas-floods%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked<\/a>. She lacks temperance and judgement &mdash; not the hallmark of a good physician.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My poor choice of words has been perceived as a response to this tragedy, and for that I am deeply sorry,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>She asked people not to go after her employer, which no one was planning to do, because they did the right thing. They fired her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Perhaps my biggest regret is that my words are now serving as a distraction from our d responsibility to heal the pain and suffering of those whose lives have been forever changed by unspeakable loss,&rdquo; the doctor said. &ldquo;The heart of every Texan breaks for each and every family shattered by this tragedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Except for her heart. When it really mattered, she was cold and calculating in her commentary.<\/p>\n<p>Her original <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fynnderella1\/status\/1941567217155571958?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1941567217155571958%7Ctwgr%5E49ece07e693616c456aa3b3120a215842f2301d3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Ftexas-pediatrician-quickly-pays-price-sickening-comment-flood-victims%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post read<\/a>: &ldquo;May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry. 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>Her comment speaks for itself. In today&rsquo;s world of social media crucifixion, we should certainly afford people the benefit of the doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Yet her apology wreaks of a crisis PR firm and didn&rsquo;t address the root of the problem: Her politics are more important than her oath as a healer.<\/p>\n<p>Once you express that kind of hatred, and reject your calling in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fed-chris-cuomo-eviscerates-anti-trump-senator-says-no-longer-welcome-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political points<\/a>, there is little you can say to repair it.<\/p>\n<p>A reputation is like glass. Once cracked or broken, it is nearly impossible to repair. 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Now, she is asking for forgiveness. Honestly, if Dr. Christina B. Propst hadn&#8217;t been publicly criticized for her hateful remarks, she likely wouldn&#8217;t have apologized. It was only when her career was at risk that she expressed remorse and concern for the flood victims in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2458495,"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\/Kerrville.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[58902,58903,28532,58904],"class_list":["post-2458494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fired-doctor","tag-maga-voters","tag-pediatrician","tag-texas-disaster"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kerrville.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458494","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=2458494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2458498,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458494\/revisions\/2458498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}