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Salon: "FEMA is not good": Trump looking into ending federal disaster aid agency [View all]
Salon - "FEMA is not good": Trump looking into ending federal disaster aid agency
Trump suggested some states were more deserving of aid than others, and that the feds could step out of relief role
By Griffin Eckstein
Published January 24, 2025 4:00PM
As wildfires continue to rage in California, President Donald Trump says he's considering "getting rid" FEMA.
During a visit to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he would soon sign an executive order “fundamentally reforming and overhauling" the disaster relief agency.
“I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,” the president said. "FEMA's turned out to be a disaster...I think we're going to recommend that FEMA go away."
Trump does not have the authority to shutter FEMA entirely. Still, he seems to be leaning toward a recommendation that the agency be wound down, which could be carried out by his allies in an entirely Republican-controlled government.
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Trump suggested some states were more deserving of aid than others, and that the feds could step out of relief role
By Griffin Eckstein
Published January 24, 2025 4:00PM
As wildfires continue to rage in California, President Donald Trump says he's considering "getting rid" FEMA.
During a visit to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina on Friday, Trump said he would soon sign an executive order “fundamentally reforming and overhauling" the disaster relief agency.
“I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,” the president said. "FEMA's turned out to be a disaster...I think we're going to recommend that FEMA go away."
Trump does not have the authority to shutter FEMA entirely. Still, he seems to be leaning toward a recommendation that the agency be wound down, which could be carried out by his allies in an entirely Republican-controlled government.
Link to tweet
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