Find out more about the likelihood of President Donald Trump actually eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency after suggesting the idea on Friday.

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Trump complained that long permitting processes and late arrival from FEMA agents have delayed homeowners from being able to start rebuilding.

Trump says "FEMA is not good" and he plans to overhaul or eliminate the agency as he tours disaster ravaged zones in North Carolina and California

In North Carolina Friday, President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at what he said would address problems inherent to FEMA.

In the first official trip of his second term, Trump also threatened to withhold disaster aid to California unless the state enacts a voter ID law.

Although President Donald Trump has floated eliminating FEMA with an executive order, he does not have unilateral authority, according to federal law.

President Trump said he intends to overhaul or terminate FEMA as he toured damage from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.

Washington DC: The US Senate voted to confirm Kristi Noem as the Homeland Security Secretary in the new Trump administration. The installation of a longtime Trump ally at the helm of an agency is poised to play a central role in the president's promised immigration crackdown, according to CNN.

The former Fox News host and military veteran was confirmed after a 50-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tiebreaking vote as Senate president.