During his visit, Trump ratcheted up his criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a suggestion to possibly abolish the agency because of its response to Hurricane Helene in September.

FEMA was created in 1979 by an executive order by President Jimmy Carter. The federal agency has over 20,000 employees and is responsible for coordinating responses to disasters in the U.S ...

Trump: Will Sign Executive Order to Fundamentally Change or Get Rid of FEMA ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would sign an executive order to ...

He blamed the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been the point agency for federal disaster response since its creation during the Carter administration. “The Democrats don’t care ...

President Donald Trump warned late Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to face a reckoning following four years under the Biden administration, arguing the ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — President Donald Trump's administration has appointed a new interim FEMA director, Cameron Hamilton. President Trump's arrival is anticipated at the Asheville airport ...

Since Hurricane Katrina, when the federal response was severely criticized, FEMA has been led by disaster management professionals who have run state or local emergency management agencies ...

During the briefing, Trump proposed the idea of getting rid of FEMA, criticizing the agency’s response to the hurricane. “I want to say that we’re very disappointed in FEMA,” the President ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Colombian Army on Monday evacuated people from the communities surrounding an area where guerrilla ...