President Donald Trump went ahead. Fox News’ “Hannity” Wednesday to complain about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), accusing it of “getting in the way of everything” and promising to have a “full discussion very soon” on its fate.
Trump administration officials and the president himself have talked about plans to replace or eliminate parts of the federal government, and in many cases have set those plans in motion. His comments about FEMA on “Hannity” raised concerns that he could strip funding from the agency that coordinates the federal response to natural disasters in Los Angeles and Asheville.
The text of Project 2025, whose authors are closely connected to the Trump administration or hold government positions, Recommends “Reforming FEMA’s emergency spending to shift the majority of preparedness and response costs to states and localities rather than the federal government.”
Trump echoed the suggestion in his interview with Sean Hannity, saying he would. “Rather see that the states take care of their own problems” and that the federal government should provide money only if states decide they need it later, to illustrate his point in Oklahoma. Using the example of a storm. The president previously accused FEMA of acting in a biased manner against Republicans affected by the disaster, including those who lived in western North Carolina during Hurricane Helene, although the agency announced Monday that it to expand its transitional shelter assistance program in western North Carolina Two months.
Minutes later, Trump said the federal government should give California “nothing” in the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles unless its Democratic Gov. Change in water policywhich he blames on the lack of water to deal with the flames to his liking.
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