Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton appears before a Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight on Capitol Hill on May 7, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
While Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have voiced support for eradicating FEMA, Hamilton cautioned Wednesday against eliminating the agency.
"I do not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency," Hamilton told lawmakers on the House Committee on Appropriations.
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President Donald Trump visited North Carolina in January to oversee the state's efforts to recover from Hurricane Helene, more than 120 days after the storm struck the state. (Leah Millis/Reuters)
Days after his inauguration in January, Trump visited North Carolina to oversee the state's efforts to recover from Hurricane Helene, more than 120 days after the storm struck the state. On the trip, Trump floated plans to gut FEMA, which oversaw the disaster relief efforts.
"I'll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA, or maybe getting rid of FEMA," Trump told reporters in North Carolina. "I think, frankly, FEMA is not good."
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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