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International Business Times
International Business Times
Mark Moore

Trump Suggests Eliminating FEMA: 'I'd Rather See The States Take Care Of Their Own Problems'

President Donald Trump, showing off an executive order he signed in the White House Oval Office after his inauguration Monday, floated the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump suggested doing away with FEMA in the wake of his criticisms over how Democratic lawmakers are responding to the wildfires in California and allowing the states to "take care of their own problems."

Trump who has been critical of Gov. Gavin Newson's response to the infernos that have been raging in the Los Angeles area for more than two weeks said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is "getting in the way of everything."

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