As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to 'eliminate' FEMA

[Eugene]

Source: The Independent

As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to ‘eliminate’ FEMA

Poor, disaster-prone red states would likely be hit hardest if the federal government withdraws funding

Josh Marcus
in San Francisco

The Trump administration plans to scrap the disaster relief Federal Emergency Management Agency, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly said during a Cabinet meeting on Monday.

Noem said that her department would move to "eliminate” FEMA, she said, according to Semafor and reports by other media.

The Independent has contacted the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA’s parent agency, for comment.

Some reacted to the claims with alarm.

“The Trump Administration’s grand plan for victims of natural disasters is to abandon them — and it’s a complete non-starter,” Senator Pete Welch of Vermont, a Democrat, wrote in a statement Monday. “Eliminating FEMA’s ability to respond after a disaster hits would be catastrophic not only for flood victims in Vermont, but for hurricane victims in the Carolinas, tornado victims in Kansas, and wildfire victims in California.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristie-noem-says-trump-administration-is-going-to-eliminate-fema-b2720923.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/carolinas-burn-homeland-security-head-043814922.html

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1. It's in project 2025... They will do it

Don't feign shock, senator.

We didn't tie the felon and the rethuglican party to this in the election. And they somehow won.

Every bit of evil steal from the poor to give to the rich scheme in the document will happen.