One of the more controversial arms of the government under the administration of former President Joe Biden could soon cease to exist as anyone knew it.
Biden’s successor, President Donald Trump, has made that much abundantly clear.
The embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency is going to be “wound down,” per the president’s orders, as described by Reuters.
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FEMA, which has an annual budget of about $30 billion, will start being phased out as its responsibilities get doled out to other departments.
For example, federal disaster aid funds will now be distributed directly from the White House.
Trump was speaking to reporters on Tuesday when he made his intentions for FEMA crystal clear.
“We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it
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