The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday blasted CNN for an article the outlet ran claiming Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delayed FEMA’s response to the Texas floods, calling the story a “FAKE NEWS LIE.

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not authorize the deployment of Federal Emergency Management Agency urban search-and-rescue teams in the Texas Hill Country flood disaster until more than 72 hours after the crisis began,