'Their days are numbered': MAGA host says 'deep state' staged Texas floods to attack Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott receive a briefing from a first responder, as they visit a scene of devastation along the banks of the Guadalupe River, after catastrophic floods, in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
One MAGA-aligned podcaster is now suggesting that the deadly floods in Kerr County, Texas that have killed 131 people and counting were the fault of either supernatural forces or the so-called "deep state."
Liberal website Crooks & Liars reported on a recent segment by Shemane Nugent — who hosts a show on the far-right network Rumble — in which she claimed during an interview with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller that the "biblical tragedy" in Kerr County was done as a means of attacking President Donald Trump. She went on to say that an electromagnetic pulse (or EMP) may have also triggered the floods.
""I believe it's spiritual warfare. Now, Satan, you know, comes to steal, kill, and destroy," Nugent said. "And how best to do that, Sid, but to come after God's children, especially innocent young girls who just wanted to learn scriptures."
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"I really feel like this is just ramping up," Nugent said later in the show while interviewing a guest selling equipment meant to repel EMP attacks. "Something's got to happen."
""Because with Trump back in office, the enemy, the deep state, doesn't want him to succeed," she added. "And they know that their days are numbered. So, you know, I feel like what happened in Texas recently, that's just the beginning. We're going to see a lot more attacks like that."
The Kerr County floods, which took place in an area known as "Flash Flood Alley," took place shortly after Trump signed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" into law that slashed funding for weather forecasting done by the National Weather Service (NWS). Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) personally advocated for the cuts before going on a scheduled vacation to Greece.
According to the New York Times, a career NWS warnings coordinator had taken a buyout offer after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommended cutting her job. That warnings coordinator had previously worked with Texas emergency management officials to prepare for flooding, which includes giving residents enough time in advance to evacuate the area.
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