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Trump to reporter in Texas: 'Only a very evil person would ask you a question that'

President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Friday, suggesting she is "evil," after she asked a question about whether the warning alert system for the devastating floods worked as well as it could have. Trump first responded by saying that he thought “everyone did an incredible job under the circumstances,” and that he admired the response. But then he criticized the reporter who posed the question, saying “only a bad person would ask a question like that” and “only a very evil person would ask a question like that.” Trump then took a question from a conservative outlet, Real America’s Voice, who thanked the president and other representatives for their response. “Well, that’s a nice reporter. That’s a nice question,” Trump said. While concerns have swirled about the future of FEMA at the federal level, local officials have faced questions about how well they were prepared and how quickly they acted as the flood waters rose. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy doubled down on Trump's criticism of the reporter, saying, "pointing fingers is for losers." "This state is about looking forward and we'll figure out how to make our systems the best they can be. But importantly, when you see 26 feet of water rising a foot per minute, don't go around pointing fingers. The people in this community rallied around to help people, and that's the enduring image," Roy said. The president hailed local officials and his own administration for acting quickly to save lives and pledged it will continue to do everything it can to help Texas recover. Since the July 4 disaster, which has killed at least 120 people and left more than 170 missing, the president has been conspicuously silent on his past, repeated promises to do away with FEMA. Instead, he's focused on the once-in-a-lifetime nature of what occurred and the human tragedy. He has praised Texas and local officials while de-emphasizing the administration's government-slashing crusade that's been popular with Trump’s core supporters.