DHS Secretary Recommends Trump ‘Get Rid’ of FEMA in Its Current State

The Trump administration has signaled it will shake up the disaster relief agency.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks to staff for the first time at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters in Washington on Jan. 28, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said she is recommending that President Donald Trump “get rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “the way it exists today.”

FEMA is tasked with helping states and communities affected by floods, fires, drought, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other disasters.