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Trump Officials Working To Strip FEMA’s Role In Disaster Recovery By Oct. 1

President Donald Trump listens during a Federal Emergency Management Agency meeting in Washington during his first term in 2019. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other Trump administration officials expressed support in meetings this week for dramatically diminishing the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with the aim of all but eliminating the embattled agency’s role in disaster recovery by Oct. 1, according to four peoplefamiliar with the talks.

The individuals, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share details of internal deliberations, said a number of possibilities were floated to strip FEMA of some of its key functions, such as helping rebuild after disasters strike and, according to one person, funding resilience initiatives that help communities prepare for disasters.

Even as administration officials met about FEMA’s fate, an advisory council created by President Donald Trump in January published a notice Wednesday asking the public to comment about “their experience with FEMA during disasters.” Trump has ordered the group to report back later this year on the adequacy of FEMA’s disaster response in recent years and on possible reforms.

Asked about the discussions, a DHS spokesperson said in an email, “We are grateful that the press is covering Secretary Noem’s efforts to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse within the Department of Homeland Security.”


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