Trump floats 'getting rid' of FEMA as he visits North Carolina to survey Helene damage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

81% : "If he does half as good a job for North Carolina as he did for my campaign, we'll be very happy," Trump said.
70% : "In a statement, Stein thanked Trump for visiting, calling it a "positive signal" that his first visit was to North Carolina.
40% : Trump said he was tapping Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee who formerly headed the North Carolina GOP, to help lead relief efforts.
39% : Asked by reporters to elaborate on the proposal, Trump said he would prefer for states to get direct payouts from the federal government rather than coordinating with FEMA.
32% : "When you have a problem like this ... whether it's a Democrat or Republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it, not waste time calling FEMA, and then FEMA gets here and they don't know the area," Trump said.
23% : A rash of misinformation spread online -- including by Trump -- also distorted the process and scale of relief at the state and federal levels.
21% : Trump said he would be signing an executive order "fundamentally reforming ... or maybe getting rid" of the agency.
16% : During his remarks Friday, Trump blasted the prior administration for its handling of the disaster, citing a separate case in Florida where a FEMA worker told responders to avoid homes with pro-Trump signs.

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