Trump threatens to scrap emergency agency Fema

President tours hurricane-damaged areas of North Carolina and says: ‘I think we’re going to recommend Fema go away’

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President Donald Trump said Friday he would consider signing an executive order to “fundamentally reform” or potentially eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), criticizing the agency’s disaster response during a tour of hurricane-damaged areas in western North Carolina.

Speaking to reporters in Asheville, Trump called Fema “not good” and “a disaster”, suggesting the agency is ineffective in responding to natural emergencies.

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