Trump panel recommends slashing FEMA in half and letting states handle disaster response

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump panel recommends slashing FEMA in half and letting states handle disaster response‘At the end of the day, we know FEMA is broken and it needs to be fundamentally transformed,’ a panel member saidBrendan Rascius in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 22:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972582","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-panel-fema-cuts-emergency-b2972582.html","title":"Trump panel recommends slashing FEMA in half "}}CloseSpeaking in January 2025, Trump said he would overhaul FEMA 'or maybe get rid of it'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}A panel appointed by President Donald Trump recommended...