Trump mulls scrapping FEMA, pledges disaster help to North Carolina, California By Reuters

Nandita by Boze and Steve Holland

Los Angeles (Reuters) – Friday President Donald Trump floated the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Trip of Disaster Places in North Carolina and California, where he promised to support democratic officials.

Fresh, Trump’s visit to the two countries wanted to show the two countries on Monday, hit the storm and mass fires, respectively. But he criticized his visits to FEMA criticism, promised that the executive order signed a renovation or eliminating the main federal agency, which answers natural disasters.

“Fema has found that it is a disaster,” he said during the North Carolina district’s tour, which was destroyed by the September Storm Helen. “I think we advise that Fema will leave.”

Trump accused Feman that Feman refrain from emergency efforts and said he prefers that he would be given federal money to states so that they had their disasters.

The President also criticized California’s response to Los Angeles’ fires, which were spread in front of the spread destruction.

“We are looking to finish something. And the way we finish it to work to manage the state and we are going to end it. Journalists told reporters that Newsom met him on the nasty when the air force landed later in Los Angeles.

Three massive flames still threaten the region.

Newsom, a democracy who had tense relations with the Republican leader, Tramph said that California should support its support.

Trump has accused Newsom and the republican partners of the “coarse non-competitiveness” and the bassis have threatened to stop catastrophic assistance.

During the meeting with California officials, he overcame Bass and another democratic legislature by clicking on the mayor to use his emergency powers, let people return to their property quickly. Bass stressed the security and legislator, Brad Sherman, highly assessed FEMA’s work.

Trump asked former Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenel, to introduce him to California’s fires.

Fight for water, FEMA Disconnection.

Trump has previously threatened to provide assistance to California and repeated in North Carolina, False claims that Newsom and other officials have refused to provide water from the northern part of the state to fight fires.

Word lacks have caused some hydrants to dry in the rich Pacific Palisades, hindering early response. When fires started, one of the reservoirs, which could supply more water to the area, was empty for a year. Officials have promised an investigation of why it dries.

BAS and Fire officers say that hydrants would not be designed to engage in such a massive disaster and emphasize the unprecedented nature of fires.

Meanwhile, experts doubt that only Trump can close FEMA.

Rob Verkhik, former Obama administration official environmental agency, is currently a professor at the New Orleans College of Loola University, that Fema is likely to require Congress’s actions.

He said that FEMA was created by the executive order of the former President Jim I Carter, but Congress was given roles and funding for the country’s emergency response programs.

FEMA brings emergency educational staff, accessories and equipment to help restore areas of natural disasters. The agency’s funding has increased in recent years, as extreme weather events have increased the demand for its services.

The agency has 10 regional offices and employs more than 20,000 people across the country.

FEMA was the target of 2025 projects, a conservative project for the second time of Trump, which was removed by the president during the elections. The program called for dismantling the Homeland Security Department and moved Fema to the Internal Affairs or Transport Department.

In addition, it has suggested changing the resolution that the agency uses to determine when the support of federal disasters is guaranteed, changing the costs of disasters and response to disasters.

Trump complained that his last Joe Biden is not enough to help Western North Carolina recover from Helen, the accusation of Biden’s government rejected as misinformation.

On Friday, Deborah Ross, North Carolina, said Fema was a major partner in the recovery of the storm.

“I appreciate President Trump’s concern over the Western PC, but the elimination of FEMA will be a disaster for our state,” he said.

North Carolina and California trip a week of clay, during which Trump moved at shocking speed to meet with illegal immigration, energy and environmental, gender and diversity policy. 6, 2021, attack on US Capitol.