US EditionFEMA is a disaster. Trump is right to demand changes.
- President Donald Trump suggested a major overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during his visit to Asheville, North Carolina, and signed an executive order to assess its disaster response capabilities.
- FEMA has faced criticism for its failures in disaster recovery, particularly in areas like Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Florida, and North Carolina, despite receiving nearly $30 billion in annual appropriations.
- Residents in western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene are living in donated campers, waiting for funding to rebuild, as FEMA delivered only 46 temporary homes for over 500 families approved for trailers.
- Trump expressed a desire to end FEMA, stating, 'If it was up to me, I'd end right now,' while Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear called this idea a 'very bad idea.
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Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • Michigan Advance
Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Local leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency was crucial to Moore’s recovery, even as President Donald Trump threatens to terminate the agency. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will …
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • Maine Morning Star
Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Local leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency was crucial to Moore’s recovery, even as President Donald Trump threatens to terminate the agency. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strik…
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • Arkansas Advocate
Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013, in Moore, Oklahoma. Local leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency was crucial to Moore’s recovery, even as President Donald Trump threatens to terminate the agency. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images) State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, …
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stateline.orgTrump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t.
Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Local leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency was crucial to Moore’s recovery, even as President Donald Trump threatens to terminate the agency. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will …
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t • Missouri Independent
President Donald Trump addresses the 2025 Republican Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami on Jan. 27 in Doral, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images).State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office: When disaster strikes, will they be able to count on the federal government? Trump has called the Federal Emergency Management Agency a “disaster” and sugge…
Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • Alabama Reflector
Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado-ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Local leaders say the Federal Emergency Management Agency was crucial to Moore’s recovery, even as President Donald Trump threatens to terminate the agency. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)This story originally appeared on Stateline. State and local emergency managers are facing a serious question in the wake of President Donald Trump’s first few …
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