“FEMA hasn't done its job for the last four years. … But unless you have a certain type of leadership, it really is – it gets in the way,” Trump told Sean in an interview Wednesday. told Hannity. “And FEMA will overall discussion Soon, because I'd rather see the state take care of its own problems. ”
“I love Oklahoma,” Trump continued. “But you let Oklahoma fix it if they got hit by a tornado or something. And the federal government can help them with money.”
Trump has repeatedly attacked the Biden administration and FEMA as a result hurricane helendestroyed parts of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Last year, a FEMA worker was fired after telling aid workers not to go to homes with Trump Yard signs, further inflaming GOP criticism of the response.
The president has not yet named a candidate to lead FEMA in his administration, but multiple outlets are reporting that the leading candidate is Kevin Guthrie. Florida Department of Emergency Management.
In the same interview, Trump doubled down on his threat Withhold aid from California Amid devastating wildfires in the Golden State.
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