First lady Melania Trump speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable Friday with Texas officials after the devastating floods in Kerrville, Texas. (Pool/Fox News)
"So all across the country, Americans' hearts are shattered," Trump said. "We're filled with grief and devastation. It's the loss of life, and unfortunately, they're still looking."
"My administration’s doing everything in its power to help Texas," he said.
Those who died in the flooding were at least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp founded nearly 100 years ago for girls.
"They were there because they loved God," Trump said at the roundtable. "And as we grieve this unthinkable tragedy, we take comfort in the knowledge that God has welcomed those little beautiful girls into his comforting arms in heaven."
Here’s what also happened this week:
Trump held a Cabinet meeting Tuesday where he discussed plans to visit the Texas flood sites.
"I'll be going down on Friday with the first lady, and we will be taking a trip," Trump said. "And we don't want to get in anyone's way, because, you know, it's what happens. The president goes, and everyone's around focused. I don't want anyone to focus on us, but it's possible they could have."
President Donald Trump, left, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
"I will tell you we're getting very close to a deal," Trump told reporters Wednesday. "I don't know if it's secret or not secret, but doesn't matter to me — secrets fine if it gets us to where we want to be, we want to have a ceasefire."
"We want to have peace," he said. "We want to get the hostages back. And I think we're close to doing it."
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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