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President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to gut America\u2019s emergency disaster response organization has left the United States vulnerable to upcoming natural disasters \u2014 and now Trump is scrambling, likely too late, to fix his problem.<\/p>\n

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Describing the decision of his past Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, to withhold billions in money from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), CNN\u2019s Gabe Cohen reported that \u201cVice President JD Vance suggested it was FEMA\u2019s inability to get money out the door that truly did her in. By the end of last year, FEMA was sitting on more than $15 billion in unspent funds, according to sources and internal figures reviewed by CNN. Lawmakers across the country, including many Republicans, were left fuming after months of asking for disaster money that had been awarded yet still awaited Noem\u2019s signature.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cohen added that \u201cduring her 13 months running DHS, Noem, along with her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski, waged war on FEMA, throttling operations, stalling payments, and driving out most of the senior leadership and by one count roughly 20% of the workforce. Amid the havoc, multiple sources told CNN the agency failed to make critical payments \u2014 from basic utilities to security operators that protect dangerous materials like anthrax.\u201d<\/p>\n

Realizing that America is now uniquely vulnerable because the upcoming summer will likely bring with it natural disasters from wildfires to tropical storms, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is reportedly working frantically to reverse many of the budget cuts and bureaucratic red tape that Noem had implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cCourt records in a separate lawsuit show DHS coordinated much of the overhaul over dozens of chats on the messaging app Signal, some of which have been wiped, with lawyers raising concerns that evidence was destroyed,\u201d Cohen reported. \u201cIn a remarkable turnaround, Trump has tapped Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA \u2014 for the second time. In May 2025, Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL, was fired from his acting role atop the agency after telling lawmakers he didn\u2019t support the administration\u2019s plans to abolish FEMA. His exit accelerated an already chaotic effort to dismantle the agency \u2014 just as his return underscores the level of damage control the White House is now attempting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As one DHS official told Cohen about Hamilton, \u201cIf you\u2019d asked me 11 months ago, I would have said it\u2019s more likely we deport him than he gets that job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later Cohen reported how \u201cin May 2025, CNN reported that an internal review found FEMA was \u2018not ready\u2019 for hurricane season. Hamilton pushed back on efforts to degrade the agency but by then, plans to oust him were already in the works.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cJust hours before Hamilton was set to testify on Capitol Hill, he learned security was preparing to cut off his badge access. DHS told him it was a mistake; Hamilton believed his removal was imminent, three sources said.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year it was reported that Noem vowed to \u201celiminate\u201d FEMA, with Trump laying off hundreds of staff that focused on resilience and preparedness. At the time, this was reportedly motivated in large part by the administration\u2019s determination to downplay the effects of man-made climate change. The president also signed an executive order requiring state and local governments to \u201cplay a more active and significant role in national resilience and preparedness\u201d and ordered agencies to \u201cstreamline\u201d their efforts to address disasters.<\/p>\n

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