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.
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.
Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.
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.
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.
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
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.
President Trump plans to have a "whole big discussion very shortly" on the Federal Emergency Management Agency because he'd "rather see the states take care of their own problems," according to an interview broadcast Wednesday evening.
Realizing that more storms will likely hit New Haven in the future, the city is working to improve its preparedness for natural hazards and disasters such as floods, hurricanes, severe storms and other weather events. It is also fostering community resilience and awareness through multiple efforts to inform and educate the public.
On Jan. 11, FEMA vouchers ran out, kicking hurricane survivors out of temporary housing and leaving them without shelter in below-freezing temperatures. Stephens noted that once the media coverage of the disaster decreased, so did the volunteers.
President Donald Trump is set to visit North Carolina and California on Friday, two states that have faced significant natural disasters.