President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to get rid of the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with California Governor Gavin Newsom to respond to the Los Angeles fires after earlier floating doing away with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Both Trump and Noem have placed the blame for the devastating fires on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a Trump critic and frequent target, and multiple GOP lawmakers have suggested conditions should be attached to any federal aid. In his first term, Trump ...
The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that any federal aid could come with strings.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.
It is the strongest response Newsom has made so far in the week since the fires first erupted in the Los Angeles area.
President Donald Trump said he's considering "getting rid of" FEMA as he hit the road for the first time since his second inauguration, visiting victims of Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires.
Trump pledged to provide federal disaster relief for people affected by the deadly wildfires ravaging southern California.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with California Governor Gavin Newsom to respond ... to overhaul or eliminate FEMA, the main federal agency that ...
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.