Photos: Trump, Melania tour flood-ravaged Kerr County as President vows Texas relief; ‘Never seen anything like this’

President Donald Trump and First lady Melania Trump visited the damage zone in Kerr County, Texas after tragic floods brought devastation in the area.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Lackland Air Force Base to survey damage and meet with first responders and victims of last week's flash flooding on July 11, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Getty Images via AFP)

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Trump traveled to Texas one week after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River swept through cities, mobile home parks and summer camps, killing 120 people. Ninety-six of those killed were in Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. (Getty Images via AFP)

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US first lady Melania Trump shows a bracelet she said she was given as a memento to the girls killed in last week's flash flooding during a roundtable meeting at the Hill Country Youth Event Center on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.  (Getty Images via AFP)

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump listen during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. AP/PTI(AP07_12_2025_000037A) (AP)

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Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas.  (Getty Images via AFP)

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Ninety-six of those killed were in Kerr County, where the toll includes at least 36 children. (Getty Images via AFP)

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles takes pictures as US President Donald Trump (3rd R), Texas Governor Greg Abbott (2nd L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) meet with local officials and first responders as they visit an area near the Guadalupe River following devastating flooding that ocurred in the area over the July 4 weekend, in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025. (AFP)

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People watch as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pass in a motorcade in Kerrville, Texas, to monitor flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)

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First lady Melania Trump, center left, and President Donald Trump, center right, pose with first responders as they observe flood damage in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)

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People watch as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pass in a motorcade in Kerrville, Texas, to monitor flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)

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"The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes. This is like a giant wave in the Pacific Ocean that most surfers would be afraid to surf," Trump asserted. “I have never seen anything like it...a little narrow river that becomes like a monster. But that is what happened.” (AP)