Gianforte’s office has said he left for a personal trip outside of the country with his wife before heavy rains deluged southwest Montana.
Gianforte’s absence has prompted speculation and some grumbling on social media, where some critics have compared him to Sen. Ted Cruz, , who left
as the Lone Star State suffered through a massive electricity crisis during in 2021. Unlike Cruz, though, Gianforte left before the floodingIn Gianforte’s stead, his deputy, Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, signed a statewide declaration of disaster, as well as a letter to the White House Wednesday requesting a presidential declaration of major disaster., which cites Montana’s need for federal assistance for infrastructure repairs and other immediate needs, referred to Juras as “acting governor.
Juras has also been meeting with state and local officials about the coordinated disaster response. On Thursday morning, she flew over flood-affected areas with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, the federal agency said. Although he has been missing from the scene, Gianforte has portrayed himself on Twitter as actively responding to the floods. On Wednesday, he said “we are closely monitoring the flooding” in the Flathead Valley and the town of Miles City, and “working with local authorities.” Earlier in the day, he tweeted that he had spoken to the CEO of the region’s
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