President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump departed to visit Kerrville, Texas, Friday, following massive floods in the region that have taken the lives of more than 120 people. 

The Trumps are expected to meet with local officials and first responders who are navigating the aftermath of flash floods that devastated the Central Texas community, after the Guadalupe River surged more than 22 feet in just a matter of hours. 

Among 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. Meanwhile, more than 160 people are missing and unaccounted for in Kerry County, Texas, following the floods, according to officials. 

The White House disclosed Monday that Trump would visit the flood site to witness the devastation. 

"I'll be going down on Friday with the first lady, and we will be taking a trip," Trump said Tuesday at a Cabinet meeting. "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." 

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The Trump administration has faced scrutiny from Democrats for its response to the disaster, particularly for a new policy that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem approved in June, before the floods, that requires her to sign off on any department expenses, including disaster-related expenses, that are more than $100,000.

Noem reportedly waited more than 72 hours after the flooding started before she approved the deployment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue teams, according to CNN. 

Meanwhile, Noem dismissed the report's credibility during a segment on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, claiming the report was "fake news." 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees FEMA, told Fox News Digital that the agency has "taken an all-hands-on-deck approach" in responding to the crisis, when asked about the CNN report. 

"The old processes are being replaced because they failed Americans in real emergencies for decades," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

Trump also defended his administration’s response and said at the White House during a Tuesday Cabinet meeting that "you had people there as fast as anybody’s ever seen." 

Still, the disaster creates uncertainty about the future of FEMA, since Trump has called for massive reforms to the agency. 

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Trump said in June that he wanted to "wean off of FEMA, and we want to bring it back to the state level." 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the future of FEMA is an ongoing discussion, when asked whether the flood had prompted Trump to re-evaluate his position on overhauling FEMA. 

"The president wants to ensure American citizens always have what they need during times of need," Leavitt told reporterson Monday. "Whether that assistance comes from states or the federal government, that’s a policy discussion that will continue. And the president has always said he wants states to do as much as they can, if not more."

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Meanwhile, Noem lauded FEMA’s efforts responding to the disaster during the Cabinet meeting, even as some lawmakers like Rep. Jared Moscowitz, D-Fla., have called for an investigation into reports of a delayed FEMA response. 

"FEMA has been deployed, and we’re cutting through the paperwork of the old FEMA, streamlining it much like your vision of how FEMA should operate," Noem said. "It’s been a much better response to help these families get through this terrible situation."

Lady Gaga's signature bar order is going viral this summer, prompting fans across the world to sip on the chic European drink that she swears by.

In a Vanity Fair YouTube video entitled "Lady Gaga Takes a Lie Detector Test," the pop star revealed that she drinks red wine in a somewhat unusual way.

"How do you order red wine at the bar?" the interviewer asked.

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The singer responded, "With maraschino cherries and Diet Coke." 

Her response passed the lie detector test. Though the interview was published in February, the drink order caused a stir on TikTok — and content creators have been trying it out as a summer refresher. 

The drink is called a kalimotxo, or calimocho. It comes from the Basque Country of Spain.

In its most popular form, the cocktail consists of red wine mixed with cola, but some people are pairing it with lemon-lime soda or orange pop.

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In a TikTok review, one creator said that "you can't really tell" the differing flavors of the Coke and red wine when mixed together.

"The two together … kind of cancel each other out, both very subtle," she said. 

"I don't know if I'd order it, but I'll probably finish this glass," the TikToker added.

Another content creator described the drink as a "boozy cherry Coke, but with rich tannins from the red wine."

"Will I be having it again? Absolutely not," the critic said. 

"It's not completely foul, [but] it is mayhem in a glass."

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Reactions to the videos were varied, with some expressing interest in the drink while others remained cautious.

"Gaga definitely stole that idea from 16-year-old me when I was trying to fool my dad that I don't drink," one person joked.

"It tastes like sangria, very nice," another viewer wrote.

"I’m not a red wine girlie so it's a no for me," a third user said.

The drink wasn't new to everyone, though. Many Europeans confirmed that it's been a staple in bars across the continent, especially in the late 2000s.

"I met her backstage at the art rave in London and she told me back then that was her favorite drink," a Gaga fan wrote. "She ordered it when we were backstage."

"It's [a] normal drink in Eastern Europe," another person wrote.

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Fox News Digital spoke with celebrity brand strategist Laura Burkemper for her insights into the "Born This Way" singer's drink of choice.

Burkemper, based in St. Louis, Missouri, said Gaga's endorsement of the drink is "a bold brand expression."

"Gaga's embrace of this humble, equal-parts blend is on-brand for her: unexpected, boundary-pushing and rooted in reinvention," she observed.

She also noted that the drink's popularity is part of a trend for "nostalgic, low-effort drinks with global roots."

"Its global footprint underscores the drink's universal appeal as a casual, crowd-pleasing favorite," the brand expert said.

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"In a world where luxury is often defined by exclusivity, the kalimotxo redefines it as confidence in unconventional taste – something Lady Gaga has always owned."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Coca-Cola Company for comment.