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White House official denies plan to abolish FEMA

IANS | July 12, 2025 10:20 AM

NEW YORK: It is not on the agenda of the White House to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) outright, The Washington Post cited an official source, as US President Donald Trump travels to Texas to view the impact of last week's deadly floods.

For months, Trump and his homeland security secretary have said that FEMA, the agency initially created to coordinate the response to disasters that occur in the United States and that overwhelm the resources of local and state authorities, could be eliminated.

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