Trump visited areas impacted by flooding in North Carolina and fires in California. He suggested abolishing FEMA and putting conditions on fire aid.

Ahead of a tour of two states struck by natural disasters, President Donald Trump criticized the disaster response agency as “very bureaucratic” and “very slow.”

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

Trump complained that long permitting processes and late arrival from FEMA agents have delayed homeowners from being able to start rebuilding.

In North Carolina Friday, President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at what he said would address problems inherent to FEMA.

President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene storm damage in the southeast and dev

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.

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.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stopping short of instant action to shut or reshape the country's lead disaster response agency.

Trump said FEMA "is going to be a whole big discussion" in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday.