Trump again threatens to dismantle federal agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : President Donald Trump (center) attends a Hurricane Helene recovery briefing alongside first lady Melania Trump (right) in Asheville, North Carolina on Friday'After that, I will be the greatest president that California have ever - has ever seen,' he boasted.
64% : 'I want voter ID for the people of California, and they all want it right now.
61% : But I just want voter ID as a start.'
54% : You want to have proof of citizenship,' Trump said. '
52% : Trump also said he would make the extraordinary move and put Michael Whatley, the newly reelected chair of the Republican National Committee, in charge of North Carolina disaster relief.
51% : Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state.
49% : Trump reiterated that point a moment later.
49% : You have no, you don't have voter ID.
46% : Trump reiterated that point on the ground Friday.
39% : 'We're looking at the whole concept of FEMA,' Trump said.
38% : Trump had been asked if he would attempt to withhold disaster relief funding to Los Angeles due to its sanctuary city status.
35% : Alongside first lady Melania Trump (center) he spoke to reporters on the tarmac in AshevilleSwannanoa, North Carolina resident Lucy Bickers, who received assistance from FEMA after Hurricane Helene damaged her property, holds a sign in support of the government disaster agency.
32% : 'We're going to take over, we're going to do a good job.'Trump already floated potentially killing FEMA - the Federal Emergency Management Agency - during his sit-down Wednesday with Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity.
25% : And FEMA is going to be a whole big discussion very shortly because I'd rather see the states take care of their own problems,' Trump said.
20% : At the same time, Trump demanded that California adopt a voter ID law - which Democrats have historically been against - in order to see more disaster funding after the disastrous LA fires.
16% : Trump is threatening to dismantle FEMA - though would need Congress to do soHe said he'd have Congress give North Carolina direct disaster relief instead of having the dollars funnel through FEMA.
9% : And I don't know if that's Biden's fault or whose fault that is,' Trump told reporters after he touched down in Asheville.

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