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Pediatrician Fired Over Controversial Texas Flood Comments

7/11/2025

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Dr. Christina Propst, a pediatrician from Houston, faced the axe after her inflammatory Facebook post about Texas flood victims ignited fury. She claimed Trump supporters "got what they voted for" in relation to FEMA cuts. Amid the uproar, Propst issued an apology, but her employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, denounced her remarks as politically insensitive.

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Dr. Christina Propst, a pediatrician from Houston, faced the axe after her inflammatory Facebook post about Texas flood victims ignited fury. She claimed Trump supporters "got what they voted for" in relation to FEMA cuts. Amid the uproar, Propst issued an apology, but her employer, Blue Fish Pediatrics, denounced her remarks as politically insensitive.