Trump floats executive order on 'maybe getting rid of FEMA'

Lawmaker hoping to increase agency budget as threat of FEMA shutdown looms

With President Donald Trump threatening to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it could impact Oklahomans during tornado season.

Trump Teases Massive Overhaul or Potential Elimination of FEMA

After landing in Asheville, North Carolina to survey damage done by Hurricane Helene, President Donald Trump once again reiterated his thoughts on the failures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA “has really let us down, let the country down,” Trump said to reporters, as noted by NPR. Trump indicated he’s examining “the whole concept” of the agency, and suggested that states should handle their own emergency response operatio…

Trump Floats Eliminating FEMA on Trip to North Carolina

(Just The News)—President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he would sign an executive order to reform or entirely eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a press conference in western North Carolina. “I’ll also be signing an Executive Order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA — or maybe getting rid of FEMA,” he said . “I think when you have a problem like this, I think you want to… us…

Can Trump 'terminate' FEMA? Not so fast

Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been operating poorly and rarely helped disaster victims. On Friday, while touring North Carolina neighborhoods that were ravaged by Hurricane Helene, the president said he was planning an executive order that would “begin the process of fundamentally reformi…

Trump Visits Disaster Sites in North Carolina and California, Floats Getting Rid of FEMA; Illegal Immigrant Deportation Flights Begin

President Donald Trump visited communities in western North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene and areas in Los Angeles scorched by wildfires. He announced that he would be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally overhauling or “getting rid of” FEMA. The White House confirmed that flights deporting illegal immigrants have begun, with two flights already having arrived in Guatemala. The Trump administration also anno…

Trump floats ‘getting rid’ of FEMA as he visits North Carolina to survey Helene damage • Daily Montanan

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a House Republican Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Allison Robbert-Pool/Getty Images)President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergecy Management Agency on Friday as he visited western North Carolina to survey the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Trump said he would be signing an executive order “fun…