{"id":2395658,"date":"2025-01-27T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-incapable-of-handling-disasters\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:58:29","slug":"cbs-claims-southern-states-are-incapable-of-handling-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-incapable-of-handling-disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS Claims Southern States Are Incapable Of Handling Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-claims-southern-states-are-incapable-of-handling-disasters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview\u200b on CBS, moderator Margaret Brennan suggested that southern states, such as Mississippi,\u2062 Kentucky, and Alabama, lack the\u200d competence and resources too manage disaster recovery without federal assistance. She posed this question to Vice President J.D.\u200c Vance while discussing the potential\u2062 reforms or abolition of the Federal Emergency Management \u2064Agency (FEMA) under President Trump&#8217;s\u200d leadership. Vance countered Brennan&#8217;s assertion, arguing that FEMA itself has frequently enough\u200d been ineffective due\u2063 to\u2062 bureaucratic issues and that states coudl do a better job managing disaster resources\u2064 themselves \u200bif given the chance. he emphasized the importance of\u2064 state and local officials effectively collaborating to \u200censure that \u200bresources \u200breach those\u2063 in need. The \u2063conversation highlights ongoing\u200d debates about reliance\u2064 on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal aid \u2063versus state autonomy<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-energy-secretary-says-we-dont-know-fully-if-climate-change-caused-florida-building-collapse\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Energy Secretary Says \u2018We Don\u2019t Know Fully\u2019 If \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Caused Florida Building Collapse\">disaster recovery efforts<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rPso1-N9O9s\">Face The Nation\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-too-poor-incompetent-to-handle-disaster-recovery-without-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=CBS%20Claims%20Southern%20States%20Are%20Too%20Poor,%20Incompetent%20To%20Handle%20Disaster%20Recovery%20Without%20Feds&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-too-poor-incompetent-to-handle-disaster-recovery-without-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=CBS%20Claims%20Southern%20States%20Are%20Too%20Poor,%20Incompetent%20To%20Handle%20Disaster%20Recovery%20Without%20Feds&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-too-poor-incompetent-to-handle-disaster-recovery-without-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-too-poor-incompetent-to-handle-disaster-recovery-without-feds\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=CBS%20Claims%20Southern%20States%20Are%20Too%20Poor,%20Incompetent%20To%20Handle%20Disaster%20Recovery%20Without%20Feds&amp;body=While%20interviewing%20VP%20J.D.%20Vance,%20CBS's%20Margaret%20Brennan%20claimed%20southern%20states%20are%20too%20poor%20and%20incompetent%20to%20handle%20disaster%20recovery.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/cbs-claims-southern-states-are-too-poor-incompetent-to-handle-disaster-recovery-without-feds\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>While interviewing Vice President J.D. Vance, CBS moderator Margaret Brennan suggested southern states are too incompetent and poor to recover from natural disasters without federal help from FEMA.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know FEMA has specialized expertise that some of these states just don&rsquo;t have in their arsenal. &hellip; How will states who are lower income states &mdash; the Mississippis, the Kentuckys, the Alabamas &mdash; be able to do this for themselves without federal help?&rdquo; Brennan asked Vance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-467019713\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"6f1JasXy2ehL48WwHADSEgnTRFidGuq5loPtO3\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mainstream media suggesting that southern states are TOO STUPID to know how to deal with natural disasters without FEMA&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&hellip;might be the most elitist crap I&rsquo;ve ever heard <\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ll take a redneck with a tractor over FEMA all day, just ask anyone in Western North Carolina. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lq8zlZB9Zz\">pic.twitter.com\/Lq8zlZB9Zz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1883857281034617020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is rich, coming from a long-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/margaret-brennan-20b0aa23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate media<\/a> anchor to Vance &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hillbilly-Elegy-Memoir-Family-Culture\/dp\/0062300547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">son<\/a> of a poor Rust Belt family with Appalachian roots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brennan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rPso1-N9O9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asking<\/a> Vance about President Donald Trump possibly &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/fema-chief-vows-reform-as-trump-weighs-abolishing-the-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reforming or getting rid of<\/a>&rdquo; FEMA. &ldquo;Instead of sending emergency responders, he may start to send a percentage of money to states to take care of themselves,&rdquo; Brennan said, before claiming southern states are not competent to manage the funding themselves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The way that we administer these resources &mdash; some of which is coming from the federal level, some of which is coming from the state level &mdash; we&rsquo;ve got to get the bureaucrats out of the way and get the aid to the people who need it most,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But these are the first responders,&rdquo; Brennan interrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said while Brennan may &ldquo;talk about expertise from FEMA,&rdquo; the agency has &ldquo;been a disaster&rdquo; in places like California, Florida, and North Carolina due to &ldquo;bureaucratic red tape and garbage&rdquo; keeping resources from &ldquo;people who need it most.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the states are now going to have to do this themselves?&rdquo; Brennan asked &mdash; as if they couldn&rsquo;t.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is trying to encourage us to reform the way that we deliver emergency response,&rdquo; Vance said. He added that when he visited North Carolina as a vice presidential candidate, &ldquo;FEMA would get resources &mdash; food, medicine, water &mdash; to a warehouse but then would have no plan to get it from the warehouse to the people in the mountains who were literally starving and thirsting to death. We can do so much better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/12\/fema-employee-fired-for-bypassing-homes-with-trump-signs-says-she-was-following-agency-protocol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bypassed<\/a> houses with Trump signs and emphasized disaster &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/08\/fema-doesnt-care-about-helping-americans-after-a-disaster-it-cares-about-disaster-equity\/\">equ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/08\/fema-doesnt-care-about-helping-americans-after-a-disaster-it-cares-about-disaster-equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ity<\/a>.&rdquo; The agency was so incompetent that it left Americans to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/09\/still-no-fema-as-blank-page-harris-plays-politics-with-hurricane-relief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fend for themselves<\/a> for weeks, getting aid from private groups like the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/09\/21\/cajun-navy-heads-help-hurricane-florence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cajun Navy<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Brennan suggested southern states are incapable of handling disaster aid themselves, Vance flipped the proposition on its head.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FEMA management officials don&rsquo;t work well enough with state and local officials to get resources to the people who need it,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;I am sick of the American people having such low expectations for their government. They should demand more of us because this is the greatest country in the world and that&rsquo;s what Donald Trump&rsquo;s leadership promises to bring back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. He is a spring 2025 fellow of The College Fix. He graduated from Hillsdale College, served as Christopher Rufo&#8217;s editorial assistant, and has bylines in The Wall Street Journal, The Tennessean, and The Daily Caller. 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