Texas, Trump and FEMA
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Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine
Schumer accuses Trump and Noem of crippling FEMA, leading to delays in aid for Texas floods. Noem denies claims but critics call it government failure.
Cuts made to the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Trump administration severely impaired its ability to respond to the devastating floods in central Texas.
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.