Trump, California and North Carolina

Trump Visits North Carolina and California, Alternately Soothing and Sparring
In North Carolina, the president pledged “the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild” after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.
Trump to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California on first trip of second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.
Trump floats "getting rid of FEMA" as he visits North Carolina and California disaster areas
The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.
Trump Threatens To Get Rid of FEMA During Visit to North Carolina—and Says He'll 'Permanently Fix' Wildfire-Stricken Los Angeles
Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.
Trump suggests eliminating FEMA during North Carolina visit as he attacks disaster response
President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour damage from Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina, a state he’s said “has been abandoned by the Democrats.
Trump to visit storm-ravaged North Carolina, wild-fire stricken California
President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Friday in his first trip outside Washington since the start of his second term.
Trump floats overhauling or eliminating FEMA while touring hurricane damage in North Carolina
Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job. And we’re looking at the whole concept of FEMA.”
Trump targets FEMA while visiting disaster zones in North Carolina, California
President Donald Trump said he's considering "getting rid of" FEMA as he hit the road for the first time since his second inauguration, visiting victims of Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires.
President Donald Trump floats FEMA elimination during Western North Carolina visit
President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a Friday visit to Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina.
Trump's visit to small-town North Carolina brings hope to hurricane survivors who lost everything
North Carolina locals speak with Fox News Digital about their hopes that the Trump administration will bring more assistance to those who lost everything in Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene survivors hopeful after President Trump’s visit
Nearly four months later, people living in one of the areas hit hardest by Helene’s flooding are still struggling.
President Donald Trump talks so much that White House stenographers and everyone else is struggling to keep up
The White House stenographers have a problem. Donald Trump is talking so much, the people responsible for transcribing his public remarks are struggling to keep up with all the words.
Trump mulls scrapping FEMA, pledges disaster help to North Carolina, California
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday floated shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster ...
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