Did Trump Order FEMA to 'Send No More Money' for California …
Claim: In January 2019, President Donald Trump ordered FEMA to stop or cancel funding for its disaster assistance efforts in California.
· Fact checked by snopes.comDonald Trump Gives California Two Ultimatums for Wildfire Aid
Jan 24, 2025 · President Donald Trump on Thursday stated two conditions that he would need to see before agreeing to release federal aid to wildfire-devastated California. Newsweek reached out to the White...
Here’s what to know about FEMA as Trump talks of overhaul
Jan 24, 2025 · President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene storm damage in the southeast and devastating wildfires in California.
Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Mark Harvey, who was Trump’s senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council staff, told E&E News on Wednesday that Trump initially refused to approve disaster aid for...
California Wildfire Relief at Risk After Trump Funding Freeze
Jan 28, 2025 · Concerns arose that the freeze could affect California wildfire relief, particularly that from federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Trump has often criticized FEMA and ...
Contrary to Viral Claim, Trump OK’d Aid for California Fires
Sep 23, 2020 · Trump did not declare a major emergency for the 2019 fires in California, but the state did get federal assistance. FEMA approved aid — as it’s done this year, too — through Fire Management...
Trump Order Gives FEMA, Other Agencies Authority Over Calif.
Jan 27, 2025 · President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving FEMA and other federal agencies authority to override California state laws and federal statutes in providing relief amid the Los Angeles wildfires as a task force assesses the …
Trump says he wants to overhaul FEMA as he visits disaster zones …
Jan 25, 2025 · Touring parts of North Carolina hit hard by flooding after Hurricane Helene, Trump said he thinks the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is too bureaucratic and slow. He suggested...
Takeaways from Trump's trip to California and North Carolina
Jan 25, 2025 · Inaugurated on Monday, President Donald Trump spent Friday on a coast-to-coast tour of disaster zones, musing about abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conditioning...
Fact checking Trump's claims about the California wildfires
Jan 25, 2025 · President Trump has called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "release the water." and claimed FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the L.A. fires. Here's what to know.