Trump calls for shutting down FEMA even as red states collect top funds - Trump supporters could end up hurt the worst

President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday and floated the idea of eliminating the agency.

President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday as he visited western North Carolina to survey the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

Trump complained that long permitting processes and late arrival from FEMA agents have delayed homeowners from being able to start rebuilding.

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The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.

President Donald Trump said he'll sign executive order to eliminate or overhaul FEMA on Friday. What would that mean for Mississippi disaster relief?

Trump suggested some states were more deserving of aid than others, and that the feds could step out of relief role

President Donald Trump assailed the agency as he toured areas of North Carolina that were ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

President Trump on Wednesday was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping ch