Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA
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Jeremy Greenberg, the head of FEMA's National Response Coordination Center, submitted his resignation Wednesday and will depart the agency in two weeks.
President Donald Trump said he plans to end FEMA by the end of the 2025 hurricane season. What is FEMA? How will it impact Kentucky residents? What we know.
FEMA is “fully activated in preparation for Hurricane Season,” and is “shifting from bloated DC-centric deadweight to a lean, deployable disaster force that empowers state actors to provide relief for their citizens,” according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the agency.
Residents in Port Salerno are wondering what hurricane season will look like now that Trump plans to phase out FEMA and shift disaster management to states.
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Getting rid of FEMA might not have been what Americans thought they were voting for last year, but it’s apparently what Donald Trump intends to deliver.
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