Trump Says FEMA Should Be Terminated
President Donald Trump accused the agency of mismanaging disaster relief funds, disobeying orders, and favoring Democratic-led areas.
President Donald Trump accused the agency of mismanaging disaster relief funds, disobeying orders, and favoring Democratic-led areas.
Trump said on Jan. 24 that he might reform or abolish the agency over alleged inefficiencies, bias, and misuse of funds.
He then signed an executive order establishing a council to carry out a “full-scale review” of FEMA. The order alleged that the agency had “lost mission focus, diverting limited staff and resources to support missions beyond its scope and authority, spending well over a billion dollars to welcome illegal aliens.”