Trump, North Carolina and FEMA

Trump suggests eliminating FEMA during North Carolina visit as he attacks disaster response
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.
'FEMA is not good:' Trump announces agency overhaul during visit to North Carolina
President Donald Trump said that his administration will step in and assist North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Helene months after the storm.
In hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, Trump suggests that FEMA should be overhauled or shut down
On a visit to a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene, President Trump was highly critical of FEMA, suggesting it should be shut down. Trump arrived late Friday in Los Angeles to visit an area destroyed by a wildfire.
Trump disparaged FEMA in NC. Here’s what the agency did during Hurricane Helene.
Just because you don’t see somebody in a FEMA shirt walking on the streets the day after a disaster doesn’t mean FEMA is not there.”
Trump Threatens To Get Rid of FEMA During Visit to North Carolina—and Says He'll 'Permanently Fix' Wildfire-Stricken Los Angeles
Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.
Trump floats "getting rid of FEMA" as he visits North Carolina and California disaster areas
The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.
Trump floats ‘getting rid’ of FEMA as he visits North Carolina to survey Helene damage
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's visit to small-town North Carolina brings hope to hurricane survivors who lost everything
North Carolina locals speak with Fox News Digital about their hopes that the Trump administration will bring more assistance to those who lost everything in Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene survivors hopeful after President Trump’s visit
Nearly four months later, people living in one of the areas hit hardest by Helene’s flooding are still struggling.
Watch: Lib with TDS rants that Trump visited North Carolina victims before he went to LA
Liberals are angry that President Donald Trump visited North Carolina to show support for victims of Hurricane Helene, many of whom are still suffering months after government […]
'This makes no sense': A Charlotte woman says she needed a $200 repair after Hurricane Helene — but FEMA offered to pay for a one-month hotel stay instead. Here's what happened
Susan Lewis of Charlotte, North Carolina, got lucky when Hurricane Helene hit in September. While other state residents faced devastating flooding, Lewis says she only suffered a cracked window — a ...
JD Vance condemns FEMA’s response to Helene devastation in 1st trip as vice president
Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was ...
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Why Is ReBuild NC Involved in Disaster Management in Western North Carolina?
The state’s new governor said the troubled relief agency which fumbled hurricane relief in the east wouldn’t go to western NC ...
South Carolina storm victims have until Jan. 28 to apply for FEMA
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urge South Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene to ...