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The Don Lemon Show

HOT TOPICS | Did DOGE Cuts Lead To The Texas Flooding?! - July 7th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8659 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Good Morning Lemon Nation! We are following a few stories today. First, the tragic flooding in Texas which caused over 80 deaths and dozens missing. How did they get the forecast so wrong? IS DOGE to blame? Also, Trump and Elon's feud has heated up once again leading to more "Epstein List" accusations and strife in the MAGA world. The girls keep fighting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.6

So bear with me as we get through some really heartbreaking news today. I want to bring on Peter,

0:54.6

whom all of you know and love, to help talk about the tragedy unfolding in Texas with these

1:01.1

floods. First, Jennifer, thank you so much for joining us. You have been so generous with your time.

1:08.2

The Lemon Nation, as you know, adores you. And you're not done. I'm not

1:13.9

done. But you're just about as close. You're just about as good as it gets. So thank you for

1:18.8

seven in, especially so last minute. But yes, Jen, as we were talking this morning on the editorial

1:26.0

call, the tragedy in Texas is so heartbreaking.

1:31.3

Latest estimates suggest that some 80, 81 people have been killed in this horrific flooding.

1:38.4

There are still more than a dozen folks who are missing.

1:42.3

There are, according to Texas officials, a number of people who we don't

1:46.2

even know are missing yet because they may have been camping out on the shores of the Guadalupe

1:50.9

River, and we just don't know that they are out there. So it's a sad situation. It's a tragedy,

1:59.2

and first and foremost, our sympathy goes to the families of those who have been lost, to the families of those who are still missing. But Jen, as we discussed, this is still a political story. It is a fundamentally inherently, inherently political story. And we cannot lose sight of that. We can, we must walk and chew

2:20.8

gum at the same time here, have thoughts and prayers for those who are going through so much

2:26.1

heartbreak right now, but also recognize that this was likely preventable. Yes?

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