CNN anchor Dana Bash suggested that climate change and President Donald Trump’s administration were to blame for the disastrous flash flooding in Texas, asking Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) to weigh in on her assessment.

Castro joined Bash on Sunday morning’s broadcast of “State of the Union” to discuss the tragic situation that was still unfolding after heavy rains caused massive floods along the Guadalupe River in central Texas — where at least 69 have now been confirmed dead.

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CNN’s Dana Bash identifies two possible causes for the Texas flooding tragedy in questions to Dem Rep Castro:

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“How much do you think the changing climate is part of what we are seeing go on here, not just what we’re seeing in the pictures that we’re showing on the screen?” Bash asked. “But even the flood that you talked about in San Antonio in June.”

“I think climate change is obviously a part of it,” Castro agreed. “These floods are happening more often in more parts of the country and really all over the world. And so we have to face that reality and be better prepared for it and combat it.”

“And just talking about the federal government and even the local government, two Texas National Weather Service offices involved in forecasting and warning about flooding on the Guadalupe River are missing some key staff members,” Bash continued, suggesting that the Trump administration had also played a role in any issues with sending out timely warnings to the public.

“A director of the NWS Union told CNN that the Austin and San Antonio office is missing a warning coordination meteorologist due to the Trump administration’s buyouts,” Bash continued. “Do you have any indication whether those or any other cuts helped play a role in the fact that the people in the flood zone were not prepared and certainly not evacuated?”

Castro conceded that he could not say that “conclusively,” but suggested that he was at least suspicious that was the case.

President Joe Biden’s embattled son Hunter Biden was “an albatross” around the neck of his father during the 2024 presidential campaign, according to a new book coming soon from Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey.

Dawsey, during an appearance on Sunday morning’s broadcast of “This Week,” said that Hunter Biden was a “major figure” in Biden’s inner circle during the campaign — and how heavily the first son’s court case had weighed on the president and his family.

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Hunter Biden was a “major figure” in former Pres. Biden’s reelection campaign, WSJ reporter Josh Dawsey said regarding the reporting in his new book.

“He would pipe in to calls. He was helping him make campaign decisions. And the president was very concerned about his son.” pic.twitter.com/9LF549RWtx

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Anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Dawsey to elaborate on his claims that the president’s son had been a “burden” on him and his campaign.

“You also detail how much of a burden Hunter Biden was on President Biden during his campaign,” Stephanopoulos prompted Dawsey.

“Right, so one of the scenes in the book is that the President has a big month ahead in June of 2024, he has European travel, he has the first debate with Donald Trump, as you saw, it didn’t go so well,” Dawsey began. “But the thing he’s telling his friends he’s plays concerned about is that his son is not convicted in his court case.”

“He even offers to testify for his son,” Dawsey continued. “And he’s talking to folks nonstop around him … about his son, right? And he’s just constantly worried about him, he said the prosecutors are trying to break him, and as you see ultimately he decides to pardon his son.”

But what Dawsey really noticed as he did the research for his book was just how prominent a role Hunter Biden had in his father’s inner circle.

“He would pipe in to calls. He was helping him make campaign decisions. And the president was very concerned about his son,” Dawsey said. “It was one of the things that was an albatross on him as he tried to run for reelection.”