Trump Calls for Abolishing FEMA, Expanding Battle Against Feds

President Donald Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated, widening his fight against the federal bureaucracy that he has denounced as a “deep state” working against his interests.

Trump lacks the authority to unilaterally disband FEMA; the agency is authorized by Congress and has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support. Such a move would dramatically transform how the US government handles disaster assistance.

“FEMA should be terminated,” Trump said in Tuesday post on his social media network, reiterating his belief that shifting disaster response and recovery to individual states would save the government money and be more efficient.

US President Donald Trump

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