Rachel Maddow drew parallels Monday between the Trump administration's response to Texas' flooding and George W. Bush's to Hurricane Katrina.

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent said the deaths were unavoidable, and 19% said they didn’t know.

President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.

The governor was quick to request federal assistance last week after devastating floods hit the Texas Hill Country.

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.

A reporter from CBS News Texas asked the president Friday if more lives could've been saved if emergency alerts were issued earlier.

Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.