Trump, FEMA and North Carolina

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.”
'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.
President Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while touring Hurricane Helene damage in Asheville
Trump departed Joint Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. around 9:30 a.m. and landed in Asheville, North Carolina Friday morning to tour damage from Hurricane Helene. Among those in North Carolina to greet Trump was Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
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 says he’s considering ‘getting rid of FEMA’ as he visits hurricane-damaged North Carolina
Speaking to reporters Friday at Asheville Regional Airport before meeting with local officials about the recovery from last year’s Hurricane Helene, Trump said FEMA “has been a very big disappointment" and he's considering "getting rid of" the agency.
What is FEMA, the agency Trump has threatened to get rid of?
Ahead of a tour of two states recently struck by natural disasters, President Donald Trump criticized the disaster response agency as “very bureaucratic” and “very slow.”
Trump says he'll recommend FEMA 'go away' during North Carolina visit
President Donald Trump said he wants to do away with FEMA at a visit in Asheville, North Carolina which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
JD Vance condemns FEMA’s response to Helene devastation in 1st trip as vice president
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NC Republican reps to review FEMA’s Helene response
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Trump floats overhauling or eliminating FEMA while touring hurricane damage in North Carolina
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President Trump proposes 'getting rid of FEMA' while visiting hurricane-battered North Carolina
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Trump to visit battered North Carolina towns still suffering months after Helene: 'Treated badly by Democrats'
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Western North Carolina on Friday to visit locals impacted by Hurricane Helene in ...
'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 ...
Rep. Edwards calls FEMA 'broken'; will serve on Trump task force overseeing agency after Helene
U.S. Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards will serve on the "Council to Assess the Federal Management Agency," which was established ...