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Sky News AU
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Fired doctor grovels after her foul post suggesting flood victims were Donald Trump supporters who got ‘what they voted for' sparked outrage
The pediatrician who claimed the Texas flood victims were Trump supporters who got 'what they voted for' has issued a groveling apology after being canceled and fired. Dr. Christina B. Propst said she is taking 'full responsibility' for her now-viral post — while blaming it in part on her not knowing that 'so many precious lives were lost to the terrible tragedy' that killed more than 100 people, including dozens of kids. 'I speak to you as a mother, a neighbor, a pediatrician, and a human being who is deeply sorry,' the Houston-based children's doc wrote in a statement shared by KPRC. 'I understand my comment caused immense pain to those suffering indescribable grief and for that I am truly sorry.' While insisting she wrote her post before knowing anyone had died, she acknowledged: 'The words written were mine and regardless of how they are being presented, that is a fact that I deeply regret. 'I want to apologize to each and every individual suffering through terrible loss in this difficult time.'Blaming the backlash on her post 'being shared with the false impression that I made it after the devastating loss of life was known,' she again conceded: 'The comment was mine and mine alone.' Propst sparked widespread outrage from the since-deleted post, posted under her old Facebook username, Chris Tina. 'May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry. Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA,' she had written. 'They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts.' Propst's employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, announced she was 'no longer employed' in a statement on Monday after she was initially suspended. '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 medical provider said. Propst said in her apology that politics have never impacted her judgment or actions as a medical provider, adding that she is 'tirelessly committed to children's medical care and would never be so callous as to make such a remark about lives cut so terribly short.' She said her harsh words came from 'a place of frustration' amid her belief that better support is needed to prepare and respond to disasters like last weekend's floods. More than 160 people are still missing in the wake of the devastating floods, and at least 118 have died — with that number expected to rise, officials said. Originally published as Fired doctor grovels after her foul post suggesting flood victims were Donald Trump supporters who got 'what they voted for' sparked outrage
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Texas flood victims were Trump supporters: Pediatrician fired for vile post which she deleted later
Texas pediatrician fired after saying that those who lost their lives in Texas flood were Trump supporters. Houston pediatrician Dr Christina B Propst has been fired for her vile post suggesting that all those who have been killed in the Texas flood, including children, deserved what they got as they were all Trump voters. "May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters and pets be safe and dry," the pediatrician wrote specifying non-MAGA in her now-deleted message. "Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change," she added. "May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts," she wrote. Propst's employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, initially said the employee had been suspended, before announcing that 'the individual is no longer employed' there. 'As we previously mentioned in our original statement, 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,' the company said. — szaafran (@szaafran) 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Anvisa aprova solução para ajudar a reduzir gordura visceral da barriga em 7 dias! Você Mais Saudável Hoje Saiba Mais Undo We are praying for them constantly." The Guadalupe River rose over 20 feet in less than two hours during the July 4 flood. Texas pediatrician fired for this post on flood. Before the storms, the weather service issued a broad flood watch for parts of south-central Texas, including Kerr County, specifying the possibility of rainfall totals up to 3 inches and isolated amounts of 5 to 7 inches. But for some areas, the actual totals far exceeded those projections. Texas officials blamed the weather service for forecasts Wednesday that underestimated the amount of rain that was coming. Former weather service officials have said that the forecasts were as good as could be expected, given the way the storms escalated and the remarkable levels of rainfall. Some experts questioned whether staffing shortages at the weather service also made it harder for the forecasting agency to coordinate with local emergency managers as floodwaters rose.
