President Donald Trump offered the hope of God’s reception in heaven of the young girls lost at Camp Mystic during last week’s flooding in Texas.
During a visit to the disaster scene in Kerrville, Texas, Trump described the Christian camp as a legendary place that has been serving youth and their families for generations.
A total of 27 campers and counselors lost their lives when a flash flood hit the area in the early morning hours of the Fourth of July, when the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in 45 minutes. The death toll overall in the region is over 120.
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“They were there because they loved God,” Trump said of the girls at the camp during a meeting with first responders.
“And as we
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