Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) expressed enthusiasm for Donald Trump‘s return to the White House in a matter of days, saying that the president-elect needs to drastically improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of natural disasters.
Budd said FEMA needs to communicate properly in its treatment of Hurricane Helene victims, citing how the agency was planning to “kick people out” of hotels shortly after a snowstorm before delaying the deadline to Jan. 25, five days after Trump’s inauguration. The North Carolina senator added that people were still getting kicked out of their housing, prompting him and other lawmakers to contact FEMA “late at night” and help those displaced from the hurricane to get their temporary shelter back.
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