Trump calls for shutting down FEMA even as red states collect top funds - Trump supporters could end up hurt the worst

President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour damage from Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina, a state he’s said “has been abandoned by the Democrats.

Also, FEMA removed a supervisor who instructed employees to skip over homes visibly supporting Trump in Florida. The agency has launched an internal probe into the incident. Gallup reported in 2023 that 49% of Americans rated FEMA as being excellent or good at its job, one of the highest ratings in the survey.

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday as he visited western North Carolina to survey the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

Trump says he’ll have Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley working on hurricane relief matters instead of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Southern California residents are facing new threats after rain fell over neighborhoods most impacted by recent wildfires.Much-needed rain fell in the Los Angeles area on Saturday and showers are expected to continue on Sunday,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

Newly appointed President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited Western North Carolina on Jan. 24.