President Trump, a strident critic of Biden-era disaster relief, has once again blasted FEMA as a “disaster” on Truth Social. FEMA’s failure after Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina has continued to roil Trump, as has news that funds from the agency have been used to house migrants in New York City hotels. Trump advocated FEMA’s termination, calling it “totally ineffective.”
The agency itself receives plenty of ire from Trump on social media. But he is also channeling his frustration with FEMA into action. During press briefings and with statements on social media, he has proposed block grants to give states much more authority to handle crises on the ground. Last month, the president signed an executive order empowering a 20-person council to conduct a full review of the agency, which includes lines suggesting its authority might, at the very least, be diminished.
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