Donald Trump wants states to handle their own natural disasters instead of FEMA.

[squistion 2,477]

Donald Trump says he wants the states to handle their own natural disasters instead of FEMA.

https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1882824426791837831 (video clip of Trump at link)

 

Brilliant! This should really go over with the Red states having to deal with hurricanes on their own. 

Fun Fact:

Florida, Louisiana, and Texas receive the most FEMA dollars: from 2015 to August 2024—Florida received $2.5 billion, Louisiana $2.4 billion, and Texas $2.3 billion. 

[jbycho 755]

Good. You all say how rich California is, they can deal with the fires on their own I guess. 

[Hawkeye21 2,454]

1 minute ago, squistion said:

Donald Trump says he wants the states to handle their own natural disasters instead of FEMA.

https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1882824426791837831 (video clip of Trump at link)

 

Brilliant! This should really go over with the Red states having to deal with hurricanes on their own. 

Fun Fact:

Florida, Louisiana, and Texas receive the most FEMA dollars: from 2015 to August 2024—Florida received $2.5 billion, Louisiana $2.4 billion, and Texas $2.3 billion. 

I'd rather it be up to the states and when there is a massive disaster the government can give funds as needed.  Instead of sending it to Ukraine, send it to disaster relief.

I have heard very few positive experiences with FEMA in my life.

[jbycho 755]

2 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I'd rather it be up to the states and when there is a massive disaster the government can give funds as needed.  Instead of sending it to Ukraine, send it to disaster relief.

I have heard very few positive experiences with FEMA in my life.

Yeah. Good luck selling that to the liberals. Nothing is more important to them than sending trillions to fund that war. 

[Patented Phil 1,469]

Hey dummy, Trump isn’t proposing to end federal disaster assistance. He’s proposing that we change the way we do it.  Because clearly the current system is broken, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina is still light years behind where it should be at this point in the recovery effort.

Like most federal bureaucracies lately, FEMA is broken - awash in a sea of red tape and delays.  Rather than work through an incompetent federal agency, Trump wants to direct federal money directly to the states  The states have shown that they know what needs to be done and who needs to do it.  Give them the money and let them do their thing.  It makes perfect sense from an efficiency standpoint - something that big government Leftists know nothing about. 

[Mike Hunt 305]

3 hours ago, squistion said:

Donald Trump says he wants the states to handle their own natural disasters instead of FEMA.

https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1882824426791837831 (video clip of Trump at link)

 

Brilliant! This should really go over with the Red states having to deal with hurricanes on their own. 

Fun Fact:

Florida, Louisiana, and Texas receive the most FEMA dollars: from 2015 to August 2024—Florida received $2.5 billion, Louisiana $2.4 billion, and Texas $2.3 billion. 

Good progressive thinking. 

FEMA has had way too many debacles handing federal money.  Give the money to the states and let the people who actually live there dole it out as needed.

[Maximum Overkill 2,397]

FEMA IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS. 

The same clueless a-holes that work in the DMV. They have no clue what they're doing. 

[squistion 2,477]

4 hours ago, Hawkeye21 said:

I'd rather it be up to the states and when there is a massive disaster the government can give funds as needed.  Instead of sending it to Ukraine, send it to disaster relief.

I have heard very few positive experiences with FEMA in my life.

FEMA relief and aid to Ukraine are not mutually exclusive, there is certainly enough money to do both.

If you think Trump would take the funds intended for Ukraine and then use it for FEMA disaster relief, I got some ocean front property in Arizona I would like to sell you. 

[seafoam1 3,401]

2 minutes ago, squistion said:

FEMA relief and aid to Ukraine are not mutually exclusive, there is certainly enough money to do both.

If you think Trump would take the funds intended for Ukraine and then use it for FEMA disaster relief, I got some ocean front property in Arizona I would like to sell you. 

Trump is president. Sucks to be you. Life is good around me. 

[weepaws 3,315]

44 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Trump is president. Sucks to be you. Life is good around me. 

That’s the alcohol talking.  

[Ron_Artest 2,148]

WBFF-FOX Baltimore — Flood victims in western Maryland have been officially denied additional federal funding after an appeal for a major disaster declaration was rejected by the Trump administration.

In a statement, Gov. Wes Moore said, "President Trump and his Administration have politicized disaster relief, and our communities are the ones who will pay the price."

Maryland flood victims denied federal disaster funding again https://share.google/FqmSzqp4blUjI6pf0

[jonnyutah 531]

Fema is just another way to give money to poor people.

[squistion 2,477]

 From my friend Grok.  

Trump Administration Approves FEMA Aid for Republican States, Denies Democratic Ones

Last updated 36 minutes ago

 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota, and a Minnesota tribe following severe storms in September and October, providing federal recovery funds. In contrast, FEMA denied similar requests from Illinois, Vermont, and Maryland despite significant flood damages in those states, including Trump-supporting counties in Maryland's Allegany and Garrett areas. Critics, including former officials, question the decisions amid partisan patterns in emergency relief approvals.

 

This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

[Fnord 2,493]

17 hours ago, jonnyutah said:

Fema is just another way to give money to poor people in red states.

FYP

[SaintsInDome2006 611]

On 1/24/2025 at 12:45 PM, squistion said:

Brilliant! This should really go over with the Red states having to deal with hurricanes on their own. 

Man, the heavy maneur that was spread all around about Hurricane Helene. 

[jonnyutah 531]

8 minutes ago, Fnord said:

17 hours ago, jonnyutah said:

Fema is just another way to give money to fnord in exchange for him to dress like a woman and have special time with goats

FYP

Thanks for fixing that bud. 

[SaintsInDome2006 611]

On 1/24/2025 at 12:45 PM, squistion said:

Donald Trump says he wants the states to handle their own natural disasters instead of FEMA.

I have this theory that as the Trump2 administration scrapes every last piece of expertise & competence from government they’re just throwing their hands up & giving up on their legal obligations because they don’t know how to do things. For instance the use of the US Navy to do drug interdiction seems more logical when you realize who’s running DHS & DEA & ATF. They’re arguably just clueless so they just shift the responsibility rather than be accountable.

[seafoam1 3,401]

1 minute ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

I have this theory that as the Trump2 administration scrapes every last piece of expertise & competence from government they’re just throwing their hands up & giving up on their legal obligations because they don’t know how to do things. For instance the use of the US Navy to do drug interdiction seems more logical when you realize who’s running DHS & DEA & ATF. They’re arguably just clueless so they just shift the responsibility rather than be accountable.

Is FEMA in the constitution?  

[SaintsInDome2006 611]

On 1/24/2025 at 4:26 PM, Maximum Overkill said:

FEMA IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS. 

The same clueless a-holes that work in the DMV. They have no clue what they're doing. 

If only there was a way to elect someone who would put competent people in charge.

[Fnord 2,493]

5 minutes ago, jonnyutah said:

Thanks for fixing that bud. 

Doesn't bother defending the position, just attacks those questioning it. Born to be MAGA!

You put the ass in class, bud.

[SaintsInDome2006 611]

Just now, seafoam1 said:

Is FEMA in the constitution? 

The authority to create FEMA is in the Constitution. Congress passed the law establishing it & governing its operations. The executive branch executes that law.

[SaintsInDome2006 611]

18 hours ago, Ron_Artest said:

WBFF-FOX Baltimore — Flood victims in western Maryland have been officially denied additional federal funding after an appeal for a major disaster declaration was rejected by the Trump administration.

In a statement, Gov. Wes Moore said, "President Trump and his Administration have politicized disaster relief, and our communities are the ones who will pay the price."

Maryland flood victims denied federal disaster funding again https://share.google/FqmSzqp4blUjI6pf0

Guarantee you those Appalachian counties voted for Trump.

[jonnyutah 531]

6 minutes ago, Fnord said:

Doesn't bother defending the position, just attacks those questioning it. Born to be MAGA!

You put the ass in class, bud.

You are the one that altered my post to say that. I dont care what you do on your spare time. 

What's the matter? Changed your position on post altering so quickly?

[Fnord 2,493]

1 minute ago, jonnyutah said:

You are the one that altered my post to say that. I dont care what you do on your spare time. 

What's the matter? Changed your position on post altering so quickly?

LOL. IDGAF about altering posts. I'm just saying that you responded to a post of mine by making a personal attack despite my post not attacking you. But carry on. It's not like I'm offended being attacked by a clueless MAGA. It's a familiar, if unoriginal tactic. Just pointing out that since your insipid arguments cannot factually stand on their own, you pivoted to ad hominem bashing, which is kinda the refuge of cowards and dipshits. Not that you're either of those, of course.

[seafoam1 3,401]

16 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

The authority to create FEMA is in the Constitution. Congress passed the law establishing it & governing its operations. The executive branch executes that law.

Well, the congress is corrupt and doesn't seem to want to do it's job at this time. So that's their problem. 

Someone has to step up and take responsibility.