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president Donald TrumpWeek 25 returns to the Oval Office’s second term, expected to include a visit to Texas to investigate the tragedy and damages after the flood hits the mountain country, the third White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and ongoing tariff negotiations.
Flood losses in Jonastown, Texas had consequences after the flash flood outbreak on July 4, 2025. (Brian Preston/Fox News figures)
Flash torrents damage central Texas
Trump announced Sunday that he signed an emergency order to assist Kerr County, Texas, which was destroyed on July 4 Mountain torrent dozens of people died and others in the area were missing.
“I just signed a major disaster declaration in Kerr County, Texas to ensure that our brave first responders have the resources they need right away,” Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday. “These families are suffering from an unimaginable tragedy, with many lives killed and many still missing. The Trump administration continues to work closely with state and local leaders.”
Since July 4, 2025, the flood has destroyed central Texas. (Brian Preston/Fox News figures)
He added: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was on the ground yesterday with Gov. Greg Abbott, who is working to help his big state people.” “Our incredible U.S. Coast Guard and the state’s first responder saved more than 850 lives. God bless the family, God bless Texas!”
Trump told the media that he is likely to travel to Texas and meet with locals and damage due to the flood and assess the losses later this week.
“We want to leave a little bit of time,” Trump said Sunday from New Jersey when asked if he planned to visit Texas. “I’ll do that today, but we’re just getting in the way. It’s about Friday.”
At least 80 people died from floods, which first caught the area on the morning of Independence Day, while at least 41 people remained missing as of Monday morning.
“It’s something that happened in a few seconds. No one expected it. No one saw it. Very talented people were there, they didn’t see it.” “It’s, I think they said 100 years and they’ve never seen something like this. I mean, people try to blame the school. They try to blame the camp. It’s a terrible thing.”
Trump assured full support for Texas amid catastrophic flood
Trump calls the deadly flood a “disaster.”
“I just want to say it’s a 100-year disaster and it’s so scary to watch,” Trump said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House for the third time on July 7, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Netanyahu travels to the White House for the third time in 2025
Israel’s Netanyahu A visit with Trump at the White House will be held late Monday to discuss a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.
The meeting comes after the Trump administration worked with Israel to successfully strike the trio Iranian nuclear facility in June. Israel launched a preemptive strike against Iran in mid-June, launching a “12-day war” between the two countries that ended after the U.S. strike.
Trump meets Netanyahu during ceasefire between Israel, Gaza
Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu expresses opposition With Israel, In addition to Iran, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran was announced on June 24, countries continued to strike. The two countries accused each other of violating the ceasefire, before Trump slammed comments to the media.
“I’m not satisfied with them. I’m not satisfied with Iran, too, but I’m not satisfied with Israel that went out this morning,” Trump said at the White House on June 24.
The ceasefire was maintained.
Monday’s meeting is expected to focus on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, which began on October 7, 2023 and continues to rage despite a previous ceasefire agreement in early 2025.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump is seeking to resolve the conflict between Israel and Gaza and ensure the release of the remaining American hostages in Gaza.
“It’s heartbreaking to see images that appear from Israel and Gaza throughout the war,” Levitt said. “And the president wants to see it all.
President Donald Trump announced paired tariffs in Washington on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Tariff negotiations continue
Trump will end a 90-day tariff pause on July 9 after he first announced reciprocity tariffs on foreign countries in April. Trump told reporters Sunday that his administration will start sending letters to other countries on Monday and notify them that higher tariffs will now take effect on August 1.
“It could be 12, maybe 15 letters,” Trump told reporters on Sunday. “And we have reached a deal, so we will combine one letter and have some deals.” ”
The ongoing tariff negotiations come after Congress passed Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Act,” which raised the president’s agenda on taxes, immigration, energy, defense and national debt, and signed it into law on Friday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined Fox News’ Shannon Bream on Sunday and explained the new August 1 deadline, warning that tariffs would return to April levels if trade agreements were not conducted abroad in early August.
“Is the July 9 deadline paused for some of these trading partners?” Bream asked.
“I think it’s a bit paused because I think what’s going on is that there’s a lot of congestion at home and as part of the trade team, the benefit of having President Trump on our side is that he creates the biggest leverage.”
He added: “By telling our trading partners that they can boomerang back to the April 2 date, I think that will indeed continue to move forward in the next few days and weeks.”
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Diana Stancy, Anders Hagstrom and Stepheny Price of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
