Noem says she plans to 'eliminate FEMA'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

03/25/25 1:25 PM ET


Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a televised Cabinet meeting Monday. While giving a status report on border security, Noem added, “and we’re going to eliminate FEMA.” She did not elaborate.

“That’s great. Great job,” President Trump said — appearing to respond to her broader status update. Trump has been highly critical of the emergency management agency, having suggested in the past that he would consider cutting it. “I’ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA, or maybe getting rid of FEMA. I think, frankly, FEMA’s not good,” Trump said in January.

However, a recent White House executive order stopped short of getting rid of the agency, instead calling for a review of disaster response policies. That order calls on the Homeland Security secretary to propose changes and ensure “state and local governments and individuals have improved communications with Federal officials and a better understanding of the Federal role.”

FEMA coordinates disaster response in the immediate aftermath of storms and also helps with longer-term recovery. Democrats pushed back on Noem’s comment, saying getting rid of FEMA would be abandoning communities in need.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5213057-noem-plans-eliminate-fema/

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Right in the middle of tornado season. Hurricane season starts June 1st.

[unblock]

1. Helping people in a natural disaster. What an evil government agency.

[Eugene]

7. Republican policy for past three decades

Government helping people in need discourages self-reliance
and allows politicians to buy people's votes, they say.
Taking effective government to the bathroom and
drowning it in the tub.

Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Katrina...

[MadameButterfly]

41. But isn't sending FEMA aid in disasters exactly what Republican

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presidents use to raise their poll numbers? Trump boasted about money sent to FLorida for hurricanes on his first watch, trashed Biden (falsely) for not sending enough FEMA aid to NC.
What do they think is going to happen when all aid is revoked always? This is not a blue state issue.

[Eugene]

43. Conservative "thinkers" like the Heritage Foundation consider that illegitimate.

Republican intellectuals put conservative principles before people.

Reorienting disaster response to rely on "federalism" (states, you're on your own) is a Project 2025 action item.

Even the "populist" Rump played for the optics, but quickly moved on other things, when the focus and hard work mattered (Hurricanes Irma, Maria, Michael, etc.).

Rump needs to be constantly reminded that withholding aid to blue states hurts MAGA people in red counties the most. That never sticks.

[Basso8vb]

2. Can't fix stupid.

Or nazi.

[NotHardly]

3. For greatest possible effect, naturally.

[hadEnuf]

4. How can any voter in their right mind approve of stuff like this?

I don't care what side they are on.

[Karasu]

39. Anti-science thinking will do that. These fascist fucks don't believe in climate change and push

BS conspiracy theories like weather machines, so...

[Zorro]

5. How does that make America great again?

Can someone please explain?

[NCDem47]

6. MAGA sycophants TRIPPING over themselves to show they are first to close some govt agency

Hardcore Republican governors doing it too.

This "supposed" mad dash to eliminate wasteful spending and send power to local governments. Uh Huh.

all to make Dear Leader look good.

[msongs]

8. one suspects red states suck up the majority of fema spending nt

[OMGWTF]

25. Fk 'em. These jerkhole states want to drag everyone else

back to the past where only white Xitian men will have any power. I hope that they get everything they voted for.

[generalbetrayus]

9. Kristi Noem: One small step for killing a dog.

One giant leap for killing an entire government agency.

[mac56]

10. Dog gone.

[Bengus81]

11. Whew...glad Government was kept open. If closed Trump and his ilk might have tried

some bat shit crazy stuff like killing SS and killing FEMA etc..etc.

Thanks gang of TEN!

[Mysterian]

12. Another of Trump's brilliant appointee's doing her stupid best to break the USA

The Trump idiocracy will kill thousands before it is removed from power.

[Grins]

13. I welcome this!!

What better way to show the MAGA crowd what they voted for. Hate ‘big government?’ Well here it is!!!

[maxsolomon]

14. "I think, frankly, FEMA's not good"

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Fucking dumbass clown.


What's the problem? It doesn't STOP natural disasters? It doesn't fix everything in 24 hours? It fails when Repukes run it?

[Diamond_Dog]

28. I get so sick and tired of his 8-year old level of statements.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

15. All who suffer because of these lawless, sadistic pigs should feel free to take it personally.

They can afford hurricane-proof property, and will just steal any money they need to fix it anyway, but their pride in having that advantage over you is maximized by making you as poor and unsafe as possible.

[BigmanPigman]

33. The GOP is the party of greed and sadism.

And with Climate Change we are going to need the funds more than ever.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

34. We'll get the funds. From them.

Since they're the pieces of shit who intentionally prolonged the problem and fought every attempt to address it.

[Harker]

16. Trumpsky doesn't live in a mobile home. n/t

[James48]

17. State and local officials

Better start ordering body bags now.

Don’t wait until you need them to find out that FEMA isn’t handing them out any more.

[bluestarone]

18. I think the problem we are having after the Nov. election is

That they ALL think they are fucking GAWD!! WTF is wrong with these traitors?

[Monsieur_Grumpe]

19. All those red states in tornado alley are screwed.

Isn't hurricane season about to start?

[DENVERPOPS]

24. I hope Mother Nature is listening

and targets Mar-A-Lago with a hurricane, and she creates a new category six just for the occasion.......She could do it, just after Kristi No-one crashes FEMA........................Also targets the South with Tornadoes............

The reality is, that he doesn't need the Trumphumpers votes ever again, so he doesn't care what he does to them either now....

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

20. God damned STUPID Trump Regime.....

Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a televised Cabinet meeting Monday.

ELIMINATING the Federal Agency that helps Americans
when a disaster happens.

Supposedly dumping ANY and ALL Disaster Response, ANY and ALL Disaster responses relief supplies personnel the responsibility of the States and Local Governments that just got hammered with a massacre FIRE(S), tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, dam burst,
Environmental disasters

Making the SAME State and Local Governments to RESPOND to their Own God Damn Disaster that just happened to have BEEN DESTROYED AND SEVERELY
DAMAGED

WTF??

How god damned STUPID is this Trump Regime??

[Evolve Dammit]

21. They want us to die. Pretty fucking clear and obvious. Zero responsibility for anything. Cruelty is the intent.

[elocs]

22. Those poor, red states in the South will be happy to hear the news. n/t

[DENVERPOPS]

26. At some point

when their butts really really start hurting, and they understand who is actually doing them as well as all us libtards, I wonder where the 1% are gonna run to hide, when the hundreds of millions of us lower 99% come after them......

[twodogsbarking]

23. Their mission: make as many people suffer as much as possible.

[Norrrm]

32. Fox News: Voters Will Be Happy To Suffer Pain Musk Inflicts

https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/fox-news-voters-will-be-happy-suffer-pain

"Musk" means 'Trump'.

[jls4561]

27. Save FEMA. Eliminate the cosplaying dog killer.

[Zambero]

29. So these days Noem has a dog named FEMA?

Whether a vulnerable canine or a program estblished to assist the victims of natural disasters, it's much easier to outright kill something than to build or attempt to recreate it.

[Buddyzbuddy]

30. If she thought eliminating her kids dog by putting a bullit

in it's head, might have put her in a bad light, just wait until tornadoes and hurricanes start showing up.

[MadMike47]

31. Because the FEMA hat clashes with her bulletproof vest.

[Bread and Circuses]

35. We're in a Coup AND

No one is stopping.

The nation will be a broken fascist state under a dictatorship by summer. Federal services and assets will be drowned I a bathtub or sold off for Pennies,

The constitution no longer exists now.

#47 ignores the courts and threatens all who resist,

[Gimpyknee]

36. Good luck with that Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, et.al.

[Timeflyer]

42. Right--when people lose everything, and owning the libs blows up their own faces, maybe they'll understand

why supporting MAGA was stupid.

[hunter]

37. While you are at it, get rid of "Homeland Security."

Alas, they want to get rid of FEMA because "people helping people" is alien to their Nazi ideology.

[Initech]

38. I'd rather just eliminate Kristi Noem, nothing of value would be lost there.

Fuck you puppy killer!

[Daleuhlmann]

40. Just Let This Bitch Try!

Privatiize disaster relief instead? Oh, yeah, that'll work!

[travelingthrulife]

44. Her state is one without a state tax, right? As is Florida.

Ouch.