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Trump praises FEMA response in Texas after earlier threats to eliminate agency
President Donald Trump bristled at questions critical of the government’s response to deadly flooding during a visit to Texas Friday, and praised the Federal Emergency Management Agency that he had floated shutting down just last month.
David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.
The social media posts do not include accurate quotes from FEMA's 2023 roundtable event, which discussed equity in the emergency management sector.
President Trump wants to shutter the agency and shift responsibility and costs of emergency management to the states. In ...
The Republican-led panel is seeking transcribed interviews with the supervisor of recently-fired FEMA employee Marn’i Washington and two other FEMA officials tasked with handling disaster aid ...
It just slows down the entire response and delays the recovery process from starting,” the previous FEMA chief said.
FEMA veteran tells Trump panel the agency is bureaucratic and slow. By Thomas Frank | 05/21/2025 06:29 AM EDT . A top-ranking official told the new FEMA Review Council that tasks take longer and ...
As FEMA prepares for hurricane season starting on Jun 1, the agency is ill-prepared, ... Noem was pressed during a House panel on Wednesday about whether she has a plan to eliminate FEMA.
The fired FEMA employee, Marn’i Washington, ... Oversight panel presses FEMA administrator on hurricane relief discrimination allegations. Zack Budryk. November 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM.
Our rating: False. Comments made in a 2023 roundtable hosted by FEMA use similar language, but the quotes in the post are not accurate and don't accurately portray the nature of the discussion.
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