r/EmergencyManagement • u/CommanderAze Federal • Jan 23 '25

News Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fema-sean-hannity-interview-b2684711.html
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u/Princeps_Aurelianus Jan 23 '25

No, if DOGE (we already have the GAO that does literally the same thing) is a hint at where we’re going, he’ll just form another executive EM office that does literally the exact same thing as FEMA.

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u/Barrack64 Jan 23 '25

The scope of FEMAs mission is a lot bigger than what some executive office could perform.

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u/Princeps_Aurelianus Jan 23 '25

If only the Administration saw it that way. Hopefully Congress disagrees, there is plenty of bipartisan support to keep FEMA, some are already trying to make it an independent cabinet level agency again like it should have been kept as.

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u/JarrickDe Jan 27 '25

He will de.and that every. Check that goes out has a copy of his signature nice and large on it. So the rubes think he is personally giving them the money.

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u/TheCrashConrad County EM / ANG DSCA Liaison Jan 23 '25

Wonder if getting a job with the "new" agency will be easier in your scenario than FEMA 😅😅