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- In 2024 and 2025, extreme weather events including the Hurricane Helene and wildfires in Hawaii and Los Angeles prompted federal and media responses across the United States.
- The Trump administration criticized the Biden administration's disaster response, while right-wing media attributed wildfire containment issues to unrelated state policies and social factors, with some disagreement on the federal response timing.
- FEMA faced workforce reductions and operational changes under Trump, including rejection of some disaster relief requests and revoking flood prevention funding, amid record numbers of disasters managed from 2016 to 2023.
- Officials reported that shifting disaster management to state control could financially strain vulnerable states, as Trump’s acting FEMA director asserted he will enforce the president's intent aggressively.
- These events and administrative shifts have raised concerns about federal disaster readiness and equitable aid distribution, especially for communities disproportionately affected by climate events.
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Fox News is giving the Trump administration a pass on federal disaster response
Fox News relentlessly scrutinized and attacked disaster response under President Joe Biden as part of its coverage of extreme weather events. But so far, the network has been quiet about multiple states that have expressed frustration over delayed or denied disaster relief from the Trump administration. In coverage of recent extreme weather, Fox has also ignored concerns emergency managers have raised over the administration’s plans to “eliminat…
Trump makes false claims about federal response as he ...
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Trump Denies Hurricane Relief To North Carolina Amid Drastic Changes To FEMA
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty President Trump talked a big game on the campaign about what he deemed an ineffective response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during hurricane season last year. In fact, during a trip to North Carolina in January, he made a point to criticize the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, saying, “This is totally unacceptable, and I’ll be taking strong action.” Turns out that “strong act…
Trump – Musk’s Starlink ‘Saved A Lot of Lives’ in North Carolina
💡◾ Schumer Pressures Trump on BEAD ◾ Why Does Simington Want to Regulate YouTube TV? ◾ ISPs to DOJ: Sue States Regulating Rates ◾ CAGW to Hill: Shield CBRS from Auction ◾ FCC Asking for $416.1M BudgetMusk: President Trump held an Oval Office press briefing Friday afternoon to thank SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for his government service guiding the budget-cutting effort by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). With Musk’s 130-day tenure as a …
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