Trump administration plans to Dismantle FEMA

He wants to make it the states responsibility to handle And what states call on FEMA the most ? Very Red ones Florida Texas Louisiana to top the list! but not a singe MAGA/Trumperr will believe it, because it didn't come out of the orange imbecile’s mouth! If you think it takes to long now to address funding for disasters just wait for the red tape here ….Just look up BOHICA for the details!

Under Trump administration, FEMA has faced significant reductions in staff and funding.  Money is diverted from FEMA to immigration enforcement.  States fear uncertain future as federal aid has been denied to some states.

@joe pockets

 I like discussions on these issues.  Simply because I think the federal government is too big and bloated and almost slow by definition. 

But the 'claim' about what states 'call on FEMA' the most is somewhat nuanced.

For example: 

According to USAFacts, using FEMA data from 1980 through September 2026:

California - 364

Texas - 359

Oklahoma - 236

Washington - 205

Florida - 169

So, a mixture of sorts.  One that is trying to change to Democrat and one that has recently changed to Republican.  Two solidly Democrat and one solidly Republican.

But it is very nuanced.  It has a lot to do with geography.  Hurricanes and tornadoes.  Then you have to look at fire season and floods.

Then you would have to look at total amount and/or amount per 'call on FEMA'.

But I tend to very much agree with Friedman along the lines of getting rid of so many of these government agencies and departments.  I think FEMA is one I agree with.

Certain guidelines could be set up for extreme examples, I imagine.

It is also a bit deceptive to say that one party-led state 'calls' on them more than others even if it were true.  Just because they happen to be in a hurricane-prone area or fire-prone are does not mean they are calling on them BECAUSE they are led by one party or another.  Before some of the states 'switched' parties they still had hurricanes and tornadoes and still called on FEMA.

If the states were tasked with handling this and knew it they could budget and plan around it.  

Look at how well some states have handled disasters okay on their own fairly promptly, like the Nashville floods.  Look how well some states handle 'expected' disasters like the 'smaller or more normal' fires in California or tornadoes in Oklahoma, or hurricanes in Texas.  For sure, there can be extreme disasters that might overwhelm the states.

But just because the whole Democrat region of the northeast rarely needs FEMA because of location -- unless an extreme blizzard or Hurricane Sandy -- should they be asked to subsidize or bail out Republican states that see diasters every year from tornadoes and hurricanes?  

Or should Republican states like North Dakota or Montana have to do it for a Democrat state like California because their fire season is usually more 'costly'?

So, I think shifting more responsibility to the states could work for most disasters.  

The lesson should be that Washington should not have to handle everything.  The local response needs a dependable system for coordinating and funding assistance when local and state capacity is exceeded. That's the role FEMA was designed to help fill.

I think it has reached a point where it has far exceeded that.

The maga that backs trumpy on every single issue. At this point, its pretty damn comical to watch a fellow human being so in love with a criminal con artist, no matter what he does.

how will magas be able to even get out of bed when their idol is hanging with charlie kirk?

lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo get rid of fema.  So trump can steal more of our tax dollars for another trump project. screw him and all the TDS magas