Trump floats “getting rid of FEMA” as he visits North Carolina and California disaster areas
washington – President Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order to overhaul or possibly even repeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency as he visited North Carolina flood Depend on hurricane helen.
Mr. Trump said the order would “fundamentally begin the process of reforming and overhauling FEMA, or getting rid of FEMA.”
He said the agency was too bureaucratic and slow and the state should manage the response. FEMA coordinates the federal response to disasters, working with states and territories that request federal support.
“Frankly, I love the concept: When North Carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. When Florida hits, the governor takes care of it, which means the state takes care of it,” Mr. Trump said. Having a group of people come from a field that doesn’t even know what the problem is to solve right away has never worked for me.”
One possibility, Trump said, would be to pay the federal government directly to states during an emergency. He said the governor could “address these issues very quickly.”
“That’s what the state is trying to solve,” he said.
FEMA faces uproar after Helene Conspiracy spreads online Something about the federal government helping to impact residents. Mr. Trump is among those making misleading claims about federal disaster relief, falsely alleging that the Biden administration allocated the majority of FEMA funds to undocumented immigrants. He also falsely claimed that only $750 in aid was available to storm victims.
According to the Associated Press, FEMA has distributed $319 million in financial assistance to residents so far.
Mr. Trump is Travel to the Los Angeles area During his visit to North Carolina to survey recent damage wildfire.
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