Texas News Anchor Rips Kristi Noem And Greg Abbott Over Flood Press Conference

[Jilly_in_VA]

San Antonio anchor Stephania Jimenez fumed Saturday over a press conference that featured Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thanking each other and President Donald Trump instead of giving immediate updates on the lethal floods in central Texas.

Other officials did the same and gushed over the emergency response, delaying pertinent details by nearly a half-hour, she said. (Watch the video below.)

“What I was struck by is that we really didn’t get any concrete information until 27 minutes into that news conference where you had the governor speak, you had Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speak for a while,” KSAT’s Jimenez said. “But you know what people are wanting is information.”

″... I don’t know what it is about people who run for federal office that whenever disasters like this happen, they take it upon themselves to first list all the names of people they want to thank. Um, not what we want to hear right now.”

Noem and the other officials did not take questions until 26 minutes and 30 seconds into the presser, after Abbott performatively showed himself signing a disaster-aid request for Trump, declaring the president’s love for Texas, expressing gratitude to Trump and asking for prayers multiple times.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephania-jimenez-kristi-noem-gregg-abbott-flood-press-conference_n_686bb8e6e4b0762f74e180fb

Jimenez? With a name like that, she'll be next on ICE's most wanted list.

[HAB911]

1. Saw snippits of that

commented to my wife, I hope they didn't hurt themselves patting themselves on the back so hard

[Ray Bruns]

4. They didn't. They too busy fellating Donald Trump.

[tulipsandroses]

2. How long before that reporter gets fired ?

They don’t like to be called out on their BS.

[Eugene]

3. How long until Dump or his henchmen threating KSAT for giving her a platform?

[mwmisses4289]

5. When they weren't busy praising themselves,

how much time did they spend blaming the NWS?

[Missiris]

6. Remembering Anderson Cooper response during Katrina

Standing in a shelter that supposedly crews could not get to, saying that he was sick of coverage of officials congratulating each other rather than working on helping dying people...or something like that.

[stollen]

10. Yes, they were congratulating each other

while Anderson had watched a rat eating on a dead body.

[winstars]

7. Please note Abbott signed the emergency declaration with a FUCKING SHARPIE, just like his HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dave Bowman]

12. He should use crayons.

[Grokenstein]

14. Can't, he ate them all.

[SupportSanity]

8. Welcome to MagAmerica. It will get worse....

Unfortunately.

When in doubt, organize!

[Bev54]

9. I have always found that US news conferences on disasters or a tragedy are handled like awards shows

I have never really understood why they continue the bullshit. Just give up the facts please.

[Skittles]

16. CYA

it's all CYA

[BurnDoubt]

11. Perception is SO much easier to "handle"...

than the reality on the ground. Take Credit/Avert Blame. NEVER APOLOGIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Heckuva job, _________ !"

[Paladin]

13. It was Ted Cruz's turn to waste time on TV, this morning.

What a worthless piece of trash he is. As always.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. the ego stroking is over the top every day.

But it's immoral to do after the administration, Abbot and Trump in particular, are responsible for the catastrophe.