washington – President Trump said Friday he will sign an executive order to reorganize or even abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency. suffer great damage from floods cause hurricane helen.
President Trump said the order “will begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA, or perhaps even eliminating FEMA.”
He said the agency is too bureaucratic and slow and that the state should manage the response. FEMA coordinates the federal government’s response to disasters by working with states and territories that request federal assistance.
“Frankly, I like the idea that if North Carolina gets attacked, the governor handles it, and if Florida gets attacked, the governor handles it,” Trump said. “Having a group of people come from a region who don’t even know where they are going to immediately solve a problem has never worked for me.”
President Trump said one possibility would be for the federal government to pay the states directly in the immediate aftermath of an emergency. He said governors can resolve the issue “very quickly.”
“This is what the country is all about,” he said.
FEMA faced turmoil in Helene’s aftermath. The conspiracy spread online. Explains what the federal government is doing to help affected residents. Mr. Trump has been among those who have made false claims about federal disaster relief, falsely claiming that the Biden administration has distributed most of the FEMA funds to undocumented immigrants. He also falsely claimed that only $750 in assistance would be provided to storm victims.
FEMA has provided $319 million in financial assistance to residents so far, the Associated Press reported.
Mr. Trump Heading to the Los Angeles area After visiting North Carolina to assess recent damage. forest fires.
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