During a tour of Hurricane Helene's devastation in North Carolina, President Trump suggested potentially abolishing FEMA, criticizing it as inefficient and costly. He argued for states to take more responsibility in disaster recovery, stating that the federally-run FEMA process is bureaucratic and slow. Trump’s remarks come amid his criticism of the federal government's response to natural disasters, advocating for a shift in how disaster recovery is managed, moving from federal to state control. He later traveled to California to assess wildfire damage, emphasizing a similar approach for managing such crises.
Trump expressed a desire to eliminate FEMA, emphasizing direct state responsibility for disaster recovery, arguing that the agency is inefficient and costly.
Trump believes that states should handle natural disasters, claiming federal involvement through FEMA is bureaucratic and slow, and he calls for state autonomy.
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