Leavitt Dismisses Concerns Over Musk’s DOGE Cuts to NWS

CNN’s Holmes: Over the weekend, President Trump said that Elon Musk was a train wreck. Given this current viewpoint, are there concerns within the White House or from the president himself over the cuts that happened under Musk while he was advising DOGE, including the National Weather Service?

Leavitt: “I think I’ve already addressed that, Kristen, and what I can tell you is that this, these offices were fully staffed. The San Angelo office was fully staffed with 12 forecast meteorologists. There were no vacancies. The San Antonio office’s was operating with 11 forecasters, and as Brian said, the union themselves said that there was adequate staffing. So I think those words speak for themselves and the numbers speak for themselves. This was a once-in-a-century flash flood, a tragic natural disaster, and the administration is doing all that we can on the ground to help these families during this time of need.