Trump warns FEMA faces a reckoning after Biden admin: 'Not done their job'
President Donald Trump warned FEMA is set to face reckoning for not doing its job for four years under the Biden administration, he said in an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity.
Trump Questions FEMA, Suggests States 'Take Care of Their Own Problems'
Trump says FEMA is ‘getting in the way of everything’ and he wants to reform it
Trump Floats States, Not FEMA, Handle Emergency Response
Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House
Trump wants to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency and let states handle their own disaster needs. ‘I don’t think we should give California anything,’ he said
Trump Has FEMA in His Crosshairs Despite Red State Disasters
States may end up bearing the brunt of natural disaster management instead of benefitting from the resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday.
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‘Getting In The Way Of Everything’: Trump Teases FEMA Changes After Years Of Dem Control
President Donald Trump teased Wednesday evening on Fox News that he wants changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Fact Check: Posts misstate FEMA budget capability for California wildfire response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has billions of dollars in disaster funds, which are used to reimburse states for eligible recovery efforts after major disasters, contrary to posts online saying FEMA has “no money” to respond to the wildfires in southern California.
Former Navy SEAL Said to Be Interim Head of FEMA
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
FEMA interim director Cameron Hamilton to debut publicly during Trump's visit
Trump is expected to tour Helene hit areas to see recovery efforts and is also expected to also bring newly appointed interim FEMA director, Cameron Hamilton.
Wildfire victims can get one-time $770 FEMA payment plus other aid | Fact check
Biden mentioned a FEMA program through which fire victims can receive a one-time $770 payment, but there are other forms of federal aid available.
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What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
During the heat of the presidential campaign in September, then-candidate Donald Trump made an extraordinary threat. He vowed that if California suffered a wildfire during his presidency, he’d withhold disaster aid from the state unless Governor Gavin Newsom signed a document that delivered more water to farmers in the state’s agriculture-rich
President Trump Mulls Letting US States Handle Own Disasters
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated ending federal disaster relief and leaving states to fend for themselves during emergencies in his first Oval Office interview since returning to power.
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January 9, 2025 • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Lori- Moore-Merrell, the Fire Administrator for FEMA, about fighting -- and plans to rebuild after -- the fires in Los Angeles.