Trump Says He’ll Start ‘Phasing Out’ FEMA, Reduce Federal Aid After Hurricane Season
HuffPost
The president said states need to bear the costs of their own recovery and if a state's governor can't do so, "then maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will start “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the end of this hurricane season and reduce the amount of federal money that’s given towards disaster relief in the future.
“The FEMA thing has not been a very successful experiment. Very, very expensive and it doesn’t get the job done,” he told reporters from the White House while criticizing the agency’s recent handling of Hurricane Helene, which caused $78.7 billion worth of damage in six states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Any federal disaster aid will instead come directly from the White House. Exactly who will handle this is not yet certain, he said.
Trump has repeatedly said that states should bear their own recovery costs, and in March he signed an executive order that directs state and local governments to “play a more active and significant role” in preparing for disasters.
“If a certain state, as an example, gets hit by a hurricane or tornado … the governor should be able to handle it. And frankly, if they can’t handle the aftermath, then maybe they shouldn’t be governor,” Trump said Tuesday.
"We're going to lose 40 seats in 2026," warned former Trump aide Steve Bannon after Trump's Justice Department shut down Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories.
Grzegorz Braun extinguished Hanukkah candles in parliament with a fire extinguisher in 2023.
The Monty Python star also jabbed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The cuts have been roundly criticized by current and former diplomats who say they will weaken U.S. influence and its ability to counter threats abroad.
The homeland security secretary slammed a CNN report detailing how a rule she put in place slowed down FEMA's response to the tragedy.
University of Michigan professor Justin Wolfers updated the "TACO" acronym and expressed his concern about what could be about to happen.
"Who wants to tell her?" one critic responded to the outlandish claim from Donald Trump's daughter-in-law.
The defense secretary's video was mocked as "so cringe," and more.
The new clip from Home of the Brave highlights the connections between the president and the late sex offender.
"It's just going to split conservatives," one GOP senator warned after the richest man in the world announced plans to start a new political party.
Caroline Wren was slammed for repeatedly ignoring a subpoena tied to injured Capitol police officers.
Shannon Price recently took a voluntary lie detector test to put lingering questions about her ex-husband to rest.
“They are abusing their power because they think they are untouchable,” Khalil said. “Unless they feel there is some sort of accountability, it will continue to go unchecked.”