Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Monday she has no time for people who are using the deadly flooding in Texas to attack President Donald Trump.

Appearing on “Newsline,” Van Duyne criticized people who claimed the deadly flooding was due to a lack of staffing at the National Weather Service.

“Now Trump is being blamed for the weather,” Van Duyne said. “The National Weather Association actually had five people on staff that night where they normally only have two because they knew it was bad weather.”

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