Well, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was confronted directly by a reporter who asked him who was to blame for the tragedy, and his comments are going viral:

The claim spread widely on social media after the floods that devastated the Lone Star State in early July 2025.

Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more than 100 deaths.

During a press conference on Tuesday, as hundreds of Texans were displaced and entire communities swamped by record-setting rains, Abbott was asked who's to blame. He responded, “That is the word choice of losers.”

Governor Greg Abbott updates on Texas' response to severe flooding, highlighting ongoing dangers and state efforts, supported by a Major Disaster Declaration and the coordination of numerous agencies.

As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.”

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) pushed back against a football analogy made by Gov. Greg Abbott yesterday, saying the catastrophic flooding in the state and the regio

During a Kerrville roundtable event, a reporter asked President Trump about comments from upset families who said that alerts did not go out in time and could have saved lives. President Trump responded that "only a very evil person would ask a question like that,