{"id":2460340,"date":"2025-07-13T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-dismisses-democratic-calls-for-her-resignation-after-deadly-texas-floods-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:24:20","slug":"noem-dismisses-democratic-calls-for-her-resignation-after-deadly-texas-floods-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-dismisses-democratic-calls-for-her-resignation-after-deadly-texas-floods-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Noem dismisses Democratic calls for her resignation after deadly Texas floods &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnoem-dismisses-democratic-calls-for-her-resignation-after-deadly-texas-floods-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=2460340&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>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected Democratic calls for her resignation following criticism over FEMA&#8217;s slow response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-kabul-evacuations-have-long-way-to-go\/\" title=\"Biden: Kabul evacuations have long way to go\">deadly flooding<\/a> in central Texas. Despite reports that FEMA, under her department, failed to answer thousands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-233-school-board-members-faced-recalls-in-2021\/\" title=\"Report: 233 School Board Members Faced Re... in 2021\">calls due<\/a> to contractor layoffs, Noem dismissed these claims as potentially inaccurate. She defended a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent spending rule requiring<\/a> her personal approval for contracts over $100,000, stating it improved responsiveness rather than causing delays. When asked about Senator Elizabeth Warren&#8217;s call for her resignation, Noem responded dismissively, emphasizing she was not concerned about such opinions.  <\/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\">Noem dismisses Democratic calls for her resignation after deadly Texas floods<\/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_2162510\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Kristi-Noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kristi Noem<\/a> dismissed calls for her resignation following multiple reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FEMA<\/a>, under her department, had a slow response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464006\/flash-floods-central-texas-camp-mystic-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deadly flooding<\/a> in central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a question on NBC News&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> if there was a chance she would leave the role following Sen. Elizabeth Warren&rsquo;s (D-MA) call for Noem to resign, Noem laughed and said, &ldquo;No, there&rsquo;s not. And I hadn&rsquo;t heard that, but I don&rsquo;t care what she thinks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469661\/trump-butler-assassination-attempt-anniversary-very-dangerous-job-being-president\/\">Trump soberly reflects on Butler assassination attempt anniversary: &lsquo;Very dangerous job being president&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3469454\/trump-assassination-attempt-butler-one-year-anniversary-few-answers\/\">One year later, Butler still has few answers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469645\/trump-hopes-to-be-remembered-as-man-saved-us\/\">Trump dishes on his legacy, hopes to be remembered as &#8216;man that saved&#8217; the US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Multiple reports have highlighted the Federal Emergency Management Agency&rsquo;s slowed response to the disaster, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/11\/climate\/fema-missed-calls-texas-floods.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>  reporting that FEMA did not answer thousands of calls in the wake of the disaster in large part because the agency had fired hundreds of contractors at call centers.<\/p>\n<p>On one day amid the flooding, the agency reportedly fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, about 15.9%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to those figures, Noem claimed, &ldquo;Those people were in those call centers, and they were picking up the phone and answering these calls from these individuals. So that report needs to be verified. I&rsquo;m not certain it&rsquo;s accurate, and I&rsquo;m not sure where it came from.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421371\/fema-future-abolition-overhaul-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FEMA&rsquo;S FORK IN THE ROAD: ABOLITION OR SEAT AT THE CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/09\/politics\/fema-texas-flood-noem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a>, Noem recently implemented a sweeping rule to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-ask-for-spending-cuts-as-congress-prepares-for-debt-ceiling-battle\/\" title=\"Republicans Ask For Spending Cuts As Congress Prepares For Debt Ceiling Battle\">cut spending<\/a> that requires any contract or grant worth $100,000 be approved with her personal signoff before funds can be released.<\/p>\n<p>On that rule, Noem said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not extra red tape. It&rsquo;s making sure everything is getting to my level and that it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-reject-gop-stimulus-amendment-to-move-100m-from-silicon-valley-subway-to-childrens-mental-health\/\" title=\"Democrats Reject GOP Stimulus Amendment To Move ...M+ From Silicon Valley Subway To Children\u2019s Mental Health\">immediately responded<\/a> to. This was not slowed down at all. 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