A new FEMA initiative for Helene recovery is helping thousands of North Carolina farmers at agriculture fairs in multiple N.C. counties.

In North Carolina Friday, President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at what he said would address problems inherent to FEMA.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday floated shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster areas in North Carolina and California, where he pledged government support and sparred with Democratic officials.

A post by a satirical website saying the new administration of President Donald Trump had redirected $2 billion from programs for illegal migrants toward hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina was shared online as authentic news.

Jan. 24, President Trump Friday vowed to sign a Presidential executive order to get Western North Carolina roads built back faster.

FLETCHER, N.C. — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central organization for responding to disasters.

The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.

President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a Friday visit to Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina.

Governors lead in the response to every natural disaster, but what FEMA does is give us more resources," Beshear said.

In North Carolina, FEMA seemed completely incapable of dealing with the unique and dangerous mountainous terrain that many local officials know like the back of their hand.

A post shared on X claims that President Donald Trump sent money to North Carolina that was formerly meant for illegal immigrants after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said they were out of money.