Congressional Candidate Blasted After Calling Texas Floods ‘Fake’

A congressional candidate backed by the MAGA movement is under intense fire after accusing the federal government of engineering the deadly Texas floods, dismissing them as “fake” in a social media tirade that’s ignited national outrage.

Kandiss Taylor, a far-right Republican running for Congress in Georgia’s 2026 race, posted multiple rants on X (formerly Twitter) Saturday, accusing unnamed forces of manufacturing the devastating flash floods that ripped through the Texas Hill Country this weekend, killing at least 30 people—nine of them children.

FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE.

Hurricane Helene left me powerless for 16 days & caused $57K in damage.

This isn’t just “climate change.”
It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation.

If fake weather causes real tragedy, that’s murder.

Pray. Prepare. Question the narrative.… pic.twitter.com/pBtlXUqlU4

— Kandiss Taylor (@KandissTaylor) July 5, 2025

“Fake weather. Fake hurricanes. Fake flooding. Fake. Fake. Fake,” Taylor wrote as emergency responders pulled bodies from the Guadalupe River.

She doubled down in a follow-up post:

“FAKE WEATHER. REAL DAMAGE. This isn’t just ‘climate change.’ It’s cloud seeding, geoengineering, & manipulation. If fake weather causes real tragedy, that’s murder.”

Her comments arrived just hours after nearly 27 girls were reported missing from Camp Mystic, a well-known Christian summer camp outside Hunt, Texas. Helicopters hovered above debris-choked rivers as terrified parents waited for updates.

Even President Donald Trump, during remarks posted on Truth Social, called the loss of life “shocking,” adding that “Melania and I are praying for all of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy.” Trump announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would visit the affected areas personally.

Meanwhile, Georgia voters and lawmakers across the spectrum lashed out at Taylor.

“This is someone who wants to represent Americans in Congress?” wrote former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger. “Disgusting.”

“Over two dozen dead and more children missing, and this candidate for Congress says the flooding in Texas is fake,” said former intelligence officer Travis Akers.

“So the dead bodies floating in Texas are fake too?” wrote political commentator Thomas Mix. “You’re a clown. Sit the hell down and stop embarrassing the human race.”

Taylor fired back at critics online, claiming,

“I’m not walking back a thing. No one can control the way you raging liberals twist words. Brainwashed zombies.”

Her campaign website reads like a hardline manifesto: “Christian. Georgian. MAGA. Jesus, Guns & Babies.” The former gubernatorial candidate has previously flirted with other fringe conspiracy theories, including flat Earth rhetoric and satanic panic narratives.

The floods began Friday night when flash waters surged over 26 feet in just hours, toppling houses, flipping RVs, and submerging entire roads. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that over 850 people were rescued, “many clinging to trees to survive.”

In Hunt, where the Christian camp is located, rescue crews continued to scour the Guadalupe River. Camp officials have not commented, but parents have begun posting desperate pleas online.

With death tolls climbing and dozens still missing, critics say Taylor’s remarks aren’t just insensitive—they’re dangerous.

“This is what happens when conspiracy replaces compassion,” one Texas parent wrote on Facebook. “Our kids are missing, and this woman is talking about cloud seeding.”

Taylor remains defiant, telling supporters that “the truth is uncomfortable, but necessary.”

America may soon decide whether that “truth” deserves a seat in Congress.