Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.

FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.

Secretary Kristi Noem struck back at CNN on Thursday after it accused her of slowing the process of responding to the Texas flood. CNN reported in its article, “FEMA’s response to Texas slowed by Noem’s cost controls,