'Horrific': Houston pediatrician fired over vile post suggesting Texas flood victims were Trump supporters

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Dr Christina B Propst fired over vile Texas flood post
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A pediatrician in Houston has been fired after making a controversial social media post about the victims of the deadly Central Texas floods that killed around 100 people. Dr Christina B Propst has been fired over a vile post suggesting that the more than 80 killed in the horrific Texas floods — including dozens of kids — were President Trump supporters who got 'what they voted for.'The pediatrician's post drew massive criticism following the disparaging, since-deleted post under her old Facebook username, Chris Tina, according to Mediaite. 'May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry,' Probst wrote in the now-viral post.'Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts.' The Facebook post quickly went viral after a screenshot was shared by Libs of TikTok.Dr Christina B Propst affiliated with a prominent Houston hospital system is 'no longer employed' there, according to officials, reports The Guardian. 'We were made aware of a social media comment from one of our physicians,' read a statement from Blue Fish Pediatrics circulated late Sunday. 'The individual is no longer employed by Blue Fish Pediatrics.'The statement also said: 'We strongly condemn the comments that were made in that post. That post does not reflect the values, standards or mission of Blue Fish Pediatrics. We do not support or condone any statement that politicizes tragedy, diminishes human dignity, or fails to clearly uphold compassion for every child and family, regardless of background or beliefs.'The statement from the Blue Fish Pediatrics' did neither named nor specified whether she had resigned or was dismissed. But multiple publicly accessible social media posts identified her as Dr Christina Propst. the physician.A previous initial statement saying that she had been placed on leave was shared by the head of the Texas Medical Board, Dr. Sherif Zaafran. 'There is no place for politicization. The entire focus needs to be on looking for survivors. Any complaints we may receive will be thoroughly investigated,' he posted on X.The Texas Medical Board has not announced a formal investigation. The callous post prompted immense backlash online.'Please tell us this person is not allowed anywhere near patients in Texas?' one social media user wrote. 'We are residents here, and find this behind horrific & also very dangerous. Please help,' they added.'This is the sort of pediatric clinician employed at @BlueFishMD in Houston. The ethics, humanity and empathy illustrated here is unfathomable,' wrote another.The doctor appeared to have changed her username and profile image on Facebook since the post went viral, several X users noted.The flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in central Texas has killed at least 80 people, with 11 girls and one counselor from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp, still missing. The camp said in its statement: "Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly."