As search and rescue operations got underway following the deadly July Fourth floods, Dr. Christina B. Propst of Houston fired off a Facebook post accusing Kerr County residents of denying climate change and voting to cut disaster-relief funding, according to the news site.
“May all visitors, children, non-MAGA voters, and pets be safe and dry,” Propst wrote in the now-removed post, which has been shared by multiple online sources. “Kerr County MAGA voted to gut FEMA. They deny climate change. May they get what they voted for. Bless their hearts.”
Propst’s post may have flown under the radar if it hadn’t been for anonymously run right-wing account Libs of TikTok, which identified her as the poster and shared a screenshot. In a tweet, Libs of TikTok asked the doctor’s employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, if it had any comment.
Blue Fish Pediatrics initially said Propst had been placed on leave. However, the group announced Monday in an updated statement that she’d been fired.
“We strongly condemn the comments that were made in that post,” Blue Fish Pediatrics said on its website landing page. “The 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.”
As of press time, at least 89 people have died in connection with the Texas Hill Country flash floods. That figure includes 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp located along the Guadalupe River.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management anticipates the death count could rise as high as 100, the Daily Mail reports.
On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, allowing federal resources, including FEMA, to assist state search, rescue and recovery efforts.
“Collaboration between our state, local and federal partners is critical to our state’s recovery,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted in response to Trump’s declaration.
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