We must ensure the federal government has all the resources in place to aid those in need. And that means holding off against devastating cuts to agencies like fema. As recently as last month, Donald Trump talked about, quote, weaning off FEMA and has toyed with eliminating the agency entirely as soon as this year. That has been a mistake. That would be a mistake at any time. But in light of these horrible floods, it's unthinkable that Donald Trump would do something like put FEMA's future in doubt as communities rebuild. (00:53–01:02)
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Asserts that Donald Trump has considered eliminating FEMA.
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