{"id":2414810,"date":"2025-03-24T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-noem-makes-biggest-fema-announcement-in-history-agency-being-eliminated\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:29:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:29:32","slug":"breaking-noem-makes-biggest-fema-announcement-in-history-agency-being-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-noem-makes-biggest-fema-announcement-in-history-agency-being-eliminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Noem Makes Biggest FEMA Announcement in History &#8211; Agency Being Eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fbreaking-noem-makes-biggest-fema-announcement-in-history-agency-being-eliminated%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=2414810&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>During a Cabinet meeting, Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, revealed her intention to eliminate the federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). although specific details about the future of the agency were not provided, both Noem and President Donald Trump have hinted at a preference for states to have greater control over disaster relief. Noem expressed a desire to reform FEMA, advocating for its abolition in its current form, a sentiment echoed by other officials who criticize the agency as overly bureaucratic.This move comes amid bipartisan efforts from representatives to reform FEMA into an independant agency at the Cabinet level for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-florida-homes-are-being-engineered-for-hurricane-resilience-and-emission-reduction\/\" title=\"Florida homes designed for hurricane resilience and emission reduction.\">effective emergency response<\/a>. Critics of FEMA, including Trump and some officials, have pointed out recent incidents that they believe highlight inefficiencies within the agency, such as its resources being allocated to luxury accommodations for migrants.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said during a Cabinet meeting Monday that she plans to nix the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Noem announced that she was &ldquo;going to eliminate FEMA&rdquo; but did not immediately provide details about the future of the disaster response agency, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/kristi-noem-to-trumps-cabinet-im-going-to-eliminate-fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Daily Beast.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet noted that both she and President Donald Trump have suggested that states could exercise more control over disaster relief, rather than having a federal entity manage the responses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-customs-border-patrol-official-charged-scheme-defraud-fema-lying-federal-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA<\/a> is currently an agency under the Department of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n<p>Noem said last month during an interview with CNN that she wants to &ldquo;get rid of FEMA the way it exists today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s been very clear that he still believes there&rsquo;s a role for the federal government to come in and help people get back up on their feet,&rdquo; Noem continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: President Trump&rsquo;s DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem, has called for the elimination of FEMA after Elon Musk&rsquo;s post on X that:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA is broken&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Get rid of FEMA the way it exists today. We don&rsquo;t need this bureaucracy picking and choosing winners.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YABfBaxhDh\">pic.twitter.com\/YABfBaxhDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1888611354086400323?\">February 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The effort to end FEMA comes as Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat from Florida, and Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, submit a bill to turn FEMA into an independent agency that exists at the Cabinet level, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/management\/2025\/03\/fema-set-elimination-noem-says-amid-bipartisan-house-reform-proposal\/404008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Government Executive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As these emergencies continue to grow larger and more widespread, the American people deserve a federal response that is efficient and fast. To achieve that, FEMA should be reformed,&rdquo; Moskowitz remarked in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA currently sits under the bureaucracy of [DHS] &mdash; and with around 20 other agencies and offices under that umbrella, the set-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-selection-of-jd-vance-as-his-running-mate-could-have-significant-consequences-for-ukraine-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"...&#039;s selection of JD Vance as his running mate could have significant consequences for Ukraine - Washington Examiner\">simply doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t work,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DHS has become too big and too slow to oversee what needs to be a quick and flexible emergency response.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Donalds similarly called FEMA &ldquo;overly bureaucratic&rdquo; and &ldquo;overly politicized.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The agency has indeed received criticism from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-blackout-trumps-new-fema-handled-80-percent-cases-western-nc-just-5-days-biden-116-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> and his advisers in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency, revealed last month that FEMA had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-fema-just-defied-trump-sent-59-million-nyc-luxury-hotels-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authorized<\/a> a $59 million payment to &ldquo;luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That authorization came despite executive orders from Trump making it clear that the federal government would work to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">end mass illegal immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At least some FEMA employees were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-fema-worker-reveals-discrimination-trump-supporters-even-worse-first-reported\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">directed<\/a> during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton to avoid assisting homeowners who displayed Trump signs or flags on their properties.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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