President Trump on Wednesday was sharply critical of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), suggesting at one point states should handle their own response to natural disasters but still

Since former President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979, it has become a massive federal agency with a budget of $29.5 billion in fiscal 2023.

Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House - Trump wants to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency and let states handle their own disaster needs.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with

"FEMA is gonna be a whole big discussion very shortly, because I'd rather see the states takes care of their own problems," Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox on Wednesday night.