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© 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Trump proposes getting rid of FEMA while touring disaster areas
By WILL WEISSERT, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MAKIYA SEMINERA LOS ANGELES©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Peter Neil
the reservoir was dry because of construction to repair and enclose it. it was an open reservoir being contaminated.
why isn’t the press covering the part of trump’s screed where he became unhinged? only snippets are shown and the looney tunes part left out.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Aid for the entire gulf coast, including Texas and Florida, is at risk if California isn't given the rightful aid it pays into.
theFu
4 more years of "the liar in chief". We have to get used to that again, I suppose. Sigh.
Trump is a loser. I know how much he loves being called "loser". He clearly doesn't understand disaster response. This is a dumb "make work" idea. Hardly aiding govt efficiency. It will be another way to feed money to his cronies, like he did to the criminals that got border wall contracts without any experience at all in that industry.
California isn't "owed" money due to their payments. They are "owed" support because they are Americans. No matter how much I dislike many Californian's politics, they are Americans (except the illegal immigrants) and deserve govt aid for natural disasters.
JJE
A review of this agency is well overdue quite frankly.
bass4funk
They did already
No, there are other sites that show this. Relax, they’re way more transparent than previous one.
Absolutely
Yrral
Trump can be stopped by Judicial means by the Washington Federal circuit Court,who has ruled over DC judicial legal matter ,by putting a restraining order on him violating the law thus making act within Presidential powers
wallace
What is Trump's plan for an emergency aid agency?
JJE
Examine photos 2, 3 and 4.
There we see the caring, observant, compassionate Trump and people reciprocating: the reality the pundits and pollsters always ignore to their peril.
Good to see the First Lady there too.
quercetum
Trump says, "JFK was killed for exposing corrupt elites. My job is to uncover truths kept secret from Americans for too long."
He’s uncovering the truth. Yes. Get used to it.
Exactly. As he says incompetent: inability to assess risks and complete repairs safely.
GuruMick
Cant Trump just fix the weather ?
He seems all powerful.
bass4funk
As soon as his cabinet picks have been approved they will look at what needs to be re-done.
quercetum
How sympathetic but what you need is competence and swift action not a touchy feely government.
Tokyo Guy
He probably means "I'm going to create a new disaster management agency which only helps states that voted for me".
wallace
In California Trump tells Newsome he will support the recovery. The president is taking a Marine Force One tour of the burnt-out areas.
Yrral
Trump DOJ will find themselves in Trouble with the Judges,who rule over them,, ignorant a judge is the boss apple sauce
wallace
Strong divisions between Trump and Newsome. He was not taken on the Marine One tour over the disaster areas. Trump didn't invite Newsome to later meetings with emergency and aid workers.
JJE
Trump literally touched down minutes ago in LA. Newsome was there to greet him. Giving a presser now.
plasticmonkey
There are quite a few Republicans in California who won’t be impressed by Trump’s antics. If Trump wants to throw away his House majority in 2026, this is an easy way to do it. There are a number of swing districts in California that helped Trump in November. They may not do so again.
bass4funk
They don’t need to be impressed
I doubt that will happen
And they just might, seeing now that people are realizing Dems are destroying California
bass4funk
Newsom
YeahRight
Newsom is the one making false claims. He is watching his 2028 presidential campaign literally going up in flames.
iknowall
FEMA was a huge disaster under Biden.
Now the people of North Carolina, California etc. will be taken care of by Trump.
Blacklabel
He should. The way the people of North Carolina were treated by Biden’s FEMA was a disgrace.
nishikat
So? Trump people did the same in reverse? It's fair. Get rid of FEMA? Then who is going to help Trump's Florida when the next hurricane trashes Florida? No FEMA no Florida. Remember, these disasters happen in Trump states too. Now it's Trump's FEMA.
GuruMick
Guardian reporting Trump has "exective ordered " to stop and review basically all foreign aid programs excepting Israel and Egypt.
Comment made that other countries, not necessarily democratic ones, may step into the void and take up positions of influence America had held in the areas vetoed.
Trumps administration going to seem like "long COVID " I fear.
We will all be affected, some made sick, some will die.
MAGA crowd will cheer anyway.
Cephus
President DJT is absolutely right, "FEMA Should go" it's been an obstacle than a problem solver. Funding directly the disaster affected States will be more efficient and effective.
Blacklabel
Ok, good if so. We need to stop and review foreign aid. It’s common.
But whats that have to do with California disaster aid or FEMA?
Peter14
Trump truly is an imbecile wanting to end FEMA. How is a devastated state meant to help itself while the rest of the nation just carries on with business as usual?
The purpose of a federal body is to ensure the load is carried evenly and that help can be dispatched quickly from neighboring states and the country as a whole when needed.
If Trump ends FEMA then he better be providing all states with a refund of the taxes they pay the federal government that currently fund FEMA. I am betting they wont get 1 red cent back.
Trump the Chump making America fail again.
plasticmonkey
Vote for the party that wants to cut off emergency aid to your state. Sounds like a winning strategy!
On a side note, it’s notable how Trump spends an inordinate amount of time emphasizing the loss of prime real estate and its effect on the super rich. And musings about how the wealthy need more water to take the long showers that they’re entitled to. He really does have the maturity level of a three-year-old.
The_Beagle
Excellent. Move fast and break things. Fund faster state bodies to engage in relief work where they know the local terrain. Winning.
Peter14
Trump destroying the Federal system and now looking to get a third term in office to wreck America even more.
First week in office and already wanting to over stay. I called this months ago!
Blacklabel
Trump in CA to clueless Democrats:
"Brad, we're the party of common sense. You're not, in all fairness. We like water to put out fires. It's really quite efficient."
Hey look it’s a quote with quotation marks that was actually said.
Norm
How so?
kohakuebisu
If my house had just burnt down or blown away, the last thing I'd want is my president putting tariffs on Canadian lumber and pushing up my rebuild cost. Ordinary non-disaster-striken folks are already struggling under very high interest rates that massively limit how far their build budget will go. Pushing up lumber prices and the supply of lets-face-it immigrant labour will only make building even more costly.
Blacklabel
illegal immigrants who have no right to be in our country.
John-San
L.A will be rebuilt with China Manufacturing. Eveything from taps to your front fired rated door. The USA material are earmark already for the local industry. There is no extra tree they can go and harvest. No extra building products put aside for the up and coming disaster. Plus these USA companies have to compete with imported China products already so the USA companies are just scrapping by with their minimum workforce in this very competitive market. There might be a non tariff zone for L.A. if they vote in a Republican. But I can,t see that happening.
bass4funk
A lot needs to change. So far, what they have been doing in California hasn't changed or helped anyone, so before Newsom gets aid, he needs to make some drastic changes. He's already on thin ice in California, and rightly so.