President Trump Blasts FEMA for Incompetence, Waste, and Political Bias — Says Governors Must Step Up
President Donald J. Trump is taking decisive action to eliminate what he calls a “massive waste of taxpayer money” — the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In a bold statement from the Oval Office, Trump said his administration is preparing to phase out FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season and shift disaster response authority back to the states.
“We’re moving away from FEMA. It’s slow, it’s bloated, and frankly, it’s been a disaster itself,” Trump said. “Governors should be able to handle emergencies. If they can’t, maybe they shouldn’t be governor.”
The plan is part of a broader push by President Trump to reduce federal overreach and empower state governments — a core principle of his America First agenda.
Executive Order Targets FEMA’s Political Agenda
Back in January, Trump signed a sweeping executive order calling for a full-scale audit of FEMA’s performance and bias. The order appointed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to lead a FEMA Review Council. The council is still preparing its final report.
One incident that sparked the review was FEMA’s disgraceful behavior during Hurricane Milton in 2024. A supervisor was caught instructing emergency workers to avoid helping homes with pro-Trump signs — a clear violation of ethics and a shocking example of political targeting inside a government agency.
Kristi Noem: “FEMA Needs to Be Dismantled”
Speaking alongside the President, Secretary Noem didn’t hold back.
“FEMA, as it stands, fundamentally needs to go away,” she said. “It’s become more about grants and red tape than actually helping Americans.”
This announcement comes as NOAA predicts up to 10 hurricanes this season, with up to 5 major storms expected between June and November. In 2024 alone, storms caused an estimated $182.7 billion in damage, far above the five-year average.
Trump: Disaster Relief Will Come from the White House, Not Bureaucrats
President Trump made it clear that moving forward, any federal disaster assistance will come directly from the president’s office, not a slow-moving federal agency.
“FEMA has failed thousands — probably millions — of Americans,” Trump said during a recent visit to storm-hit Swannanoa, North Carolina. “Why should we keep funding failure?”
He also exposed the Biden-era FEMA response that reportedly kicked 2,000 displaced residents out of shelters into freezing temperatures during the winter — an unforgivable act of neglect.
Even Democrats Admit FEMA Is Broken
Interestingly, even some Democrats are criticizing FEMA. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) supports cutting FEMA loose from the Department of Homeland Security and wants states to receive direct disaster relief through block grants.
“FEMA’s become a grant agency that does emergency work on the side,” Moskowitz said.
Still, while Democrats talk reform, President Trump is taking real action — standing up for taxpayers and restoring common-sense governance.
✅ Key Takeaways for Conservative Americans
- FEMA is bloated, biased, and broken
- Trump is returning power to states — where it belongs
- Disaster aid will go straight to the people, not through layers of red tape
- Governors must lead or get out of the way
- This is real leadership — not government waste
