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Friday, February 07, 2025

Commentary: Trump Is Right to Disband FEMA and Return Disaster Funding to the States

During visits to disaster-affected areas in North Carolina and California, President Trump criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s performance and suggested dismantling the agency. “FEMA has turned out to be a disaster,” Trump said while touring a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by September’s Hurricane Helene. “I think we recommend that FEMA go away.”