President Trump And Melania Visit Families Impacted By Hurricane Helene In North Carolina

President Trump and First Lady Melania visited several towns severely impacted by Hurricane Helene last year.

In several videos, Trump and Melania, alongside Reverend Franklin Graham, visit North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene.

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Per NPR:

President Trump said on Friday that he plans to sign an executive order to “begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA — or maybe getting rid of FEMA.”

A small white clapboard church lacks its front wall, parts of its side wall and part of its roof. A Christmas tree stands “inside” the church, but exposed to the elements. An American flag stands outside.

Touring parts of North Carolina hit hard by flooding after Hurricane Helene, Trump said he thinks the Federal Emergency Management Agency is too bureaucratic and slow. He suggested that state governments handle disasters within their states.

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Precise details about the executive order were not immediately available, and Trump sidestepped questions from reporters about a timeline for his plans.

President Trump allows Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina to tell their heartbreaking stories in front of the nation.

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Trump later gave a press conference and stated, “FEMA has really let us down, let the country down. And I don’t know if that’s Biden’s fault or whose fault it is, but we’re going to take over it. We’re going to do a good job.”

He added, “I’ll be direct. In other words, the aid will go through us. So rather than going through FEMA, it will go through us.”

President Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in North Carolina at a private residence affected by Hurricane Helene… pic.twitter.com/HnF1ydC5fF

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Per NBC News:

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of overhauling or eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, while visiting North Carolina to view the aftermath of last year’s Hurricane Helene.

“I’ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA, or maybe getting rid of FEMA. I think, frankly, FEMA is not good,” Trump said at a hurricane recovery briefing in Fletcher, North Carolina.

“FEMA has really let us down, let the country down. And I don’t know if that’s Biden’s fault or whose fault it is, but we’re going to take over it. We’re going to do a good job,” Trump told reporters in separate remarks upon landing in Asheville.

He suggested cutting FEMA out of the process entirely for future natural disasters, saying “I’ll be direct. In other words, the aid will go through us. So rather than going through FEMA, it will go through us. And I think maybe this is a good place to start, because, and in all fairness to the governor, in all fairness to everybody else, FEMA was not on the ball, and we’re going to turn it all around.”

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The president spoke about overhauling FEMA entirely, saying “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job. And we’re looking at the whole concept of FEMA.”