SWANNANOA, N.C. — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

The new president is touring hurricane-hit areas in Asheville and fire-devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

Residents of Asheville and the rest of western North Carolina are still recovering from catastrophic flooding in September.

Five days after assuming the White House, President Donald Trump is racking up a number of wins and losses after issuing a flurry of executive orders. On Friday, he travels to disaster-hit states of North Carolina and California while new developments play out over his immigration policy and cabinet confirmations.

North Carolina’s Information Sharing and Analysis Center [ISAAC] is one of 50 fusion centers nationwide, working to combat terrorism, criminal activity and protect law enforcement through vital information sharing.

As Islamic terror incidents and national security threats increased under the Biden administration, major arrests, indictments and guilty pleas were recently announced in Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.