President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap the emergency agency FEMA.The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with responding to disasters across the US.Trump's comments came during a national disaster recovery tour that saw him visit Los Angeles and North Carolina.

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Find out more about the likelihood of President Donald Trump actually eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency after suggesting the idea on Friday.

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

Trump complained that long permitting processes and late arrival from FEMA agents have delayed homeowners from being able to start rebuilding.

Trump says "FEMA is not good" and he plans to overhaul or eliminate the agency as he tours disaster ravaged zones in North Carolina and California

President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

In the first official trip of his second term, Trump also threatened to withhold disaster aid to California unless the state enacts a voter ID law.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to get rid of the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters.

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