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Donald Trump: “I really believe when there's a natural disaster, hurricane…”

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Published | Video Starts at 02:59

But we are. And I'm of the opinion, I understand FEMA very well. We had a good situation with fema, but it was a very expensive thing to do. And I really believe when there's a natural disaster, hurricane, a tornado or whatever it may be, you're very capable people. It's called, you fix it, you take care of it yourselves. You don't have to call some faraway state and have people planed in from areas that they have no idea. They come in from Alaska to help you. (02:59–03:11)

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Asserts that states should handle natural disasters themselves rather than relying on federal assistance.

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