President Trump is set to tour damage from hurricanes in North Carolina and fires in California, while pushing for a significant shift in disaster response. He criticized FEMA's effectiveness and proposed that states should assume more responsibility for managing and funding disaster relief. His comments align with the Project 2025 initiative calling for greater state financial burden in disaster response. Trump’s remarks leave many aspects, such as the specifics of cost distribution between states and the federal government, largely unexplained, raising questions about future disaster management strategies.
In an interview on Fox News on Wednesday, President Trump criticized the performance of FEMA, emphasizing that states should take care of their own disaster response issues.
The blueprint for a Republican administration, Project 2025, suggests that financial responsibility for small disaster responses should primarily lie with the states, rather than the federal government.
Trump expressed a preference for states like Oklahoma to manage disaster responses independently, with federal funds being provided only after state efforts.
Trump's comments raised questions about how much of the disaster response costs he wants to allocate to the states, leaving many details unanswered.
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