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President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> suggested on Friday that he was considering \u201cgetting rid of\u201d FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)<\/a> after visiting disaster zones in California and North Carolina.<\/p>\n

\u201cFEMA has been a very big disappointment,\u201d the Republican president remarked. \u201cIt\u2019s very bureaucratic. And it\u2019s very slow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump: “I’ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA or maybe getting rid of FEMA. I think, frankly, FEMA is not good. I think when you have a problem like this, I think you want to use your state to fix it and not\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/SkLqsj8bQ7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Find out more below.<\/p>\n

What Does FEMA Do?<\/h2>\n

The agency was designed to help the United States prepare for and recover from various natural disasters. FEMA works with local governments to help those who were impacted by a disaster, such as losing a home in a wildfire or a hurricane.<\/p>\n

FEMA only steps into a local situation when a state makes a formal request to the government for federal aid or when the natural disaster overwhelms local officials\u2019 abilities. The president must then sign a declaration affirming that the area would receive assistance.<\/p>\n

FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security and relies on an annual operating budget and disaster relief fund, both of which Congress must replenish each year to support states in disaster recovery and preparedness efforts.<\/p>\n

Can Trump Get Rid of FEMA?<\/h2>\n

President Trump does not have the unilateral authority to eliminate FEMA, according to current federal laws.<\/p>\n

While the president can propose budget cuts or changes to agencies, the ultimate authority to pass laws\u2014such as those that could reorganize or even eliminate FEMA\u2014lies with Congress. To achieve such a change, Trump would need support from lawmakers, but both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have traditionally backed FEMA.<\/p>\n

Trump has also expressed support for limiting the federal government\u2019s role in disaster response, a sentiment he reiterated to reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to see the states take care of disasters,\u201d he said in North Carolina. \u201cLet the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling FEMA. And then FEMA gets here and they don\u2019t know the area. They\u2019ve never been to the area, and they want to give you rules that you\u2019ve never heard about. They want to bring people that aren\u2019t as good as the people you already have. And FEMA has turned out to be a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

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