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FEMA is a disaster. Trump is right to demand changes.

  • The Strickland family received $42,500 for housing assistance and $15,000 for other needs from FEMA after Hurricane Helene, but faced challenges in obtaining aid.
  • President Donald Trump has suggested fundamentally reforming or abolishing FEMA, stating that states could manage disaster responses independently.
  • FEMA has provided over $12 billion to individuals and $133 billion to state and local governments for recovery efforts over the past four years.
  • Local leaders emphasize the essential role of FEMA in disaster response, despite calls for reform and concerns about its bureaucracy.
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Michigan AdvanceMichigan Advance

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 …

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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…

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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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Missouri IndependentMissouri Independent

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…

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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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New Jersey MonitorNew Jersey Monitor

Trump wants states to handle disasters without FEMA. They say they can’t. • New Jersey Monitor

MOORE, OK - MAY 25: Volunteers help homeowners dig through a tornado ravaged neighborhood on May 25, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado of EF5 strength and two miles wide touched down May 20 killing at least 24 people and leaving behind extensive damage to homes and businesses. U.S. President Barack Obama promised federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)State and local emergency manager…

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