Trump said FEMA "is going to be a whole big discussion" in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump sat down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity for the first sit-down interview of his presidency. Here are some takeaways from their conversation.
States may end up bearing the brunt of natural disaster management instead of benefitting from the resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday.
"FEMA has not done their job for the last four ... Trump said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, his first White House interview since his inauguration.
The new president doesn’t appear interested in overhauling or reforming FEMA, only in eliminating the agency altogether.
Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump on Fox News Wednesday; part 2 airs Thursday. Trump made excuses for Jan. 6 pardons and questioned FEMA relief.
Trump’s sit-down with Hannity, taped Wednesday morning at the White House, is his first television interview as the 47th president.
President Trump is sitting down with Fox News’ Sean Hannity Thursday night in his first network interview since he became president for a second time this week. They went over a host of
Trump was critical of the agency this week in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, saying “FEMA has not done their job for the last four years” and “FEMA is getting in the way of everything.”
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.