Since former President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979, it has become a massive federal agency with a budget of $29.5 billion in fiscal 2023.

Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.

The president's remarks came as an explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and rattling nerves in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.

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President Trump proposed ending federal disaster relief, suggesting states manage their emergencies. He criticised FEMA's performance and stated that leadership impacts its effectiveness. His remarks came as a wildfire forced evacuations in Los Angeles.

FEMA is bracing for the price tag ... "We're going to need the United States Congress to follow up with appropriations to help provide significant help for our fellow Americans who need this ...

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs of the initial federal disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.

And while Trump, given his social media habits and unpredictable impulses, could announce his FEMA pick at any minute ... to live in California that Joe Biden is president of the United States and did what he did immediately,” Newsom said.

President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that states should “take care of their own problems” rather than rely on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help them recover after natural disasters.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell warned that ... "We are all in this together. It's the United States of America," he said. "We need the incoming president to view it that way."

President Donald Trump, who made baseless attacks against FEMA during his 2024 campaign, suggested on Wednesday night that he wants to defund the Homeland Security emergency management agency and shift the burden for disaster relief to individual states.

Officials in the Trump administration and the president himself have spoken of plans to overhaul parts of the federal government or eliminate them completely, and in many cases ha