President Donald Trump teased Wednesday evening on Fox News that he wants changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

FEMA will extend temporary shelter assistance to North Carolina residents impacted by Hurricane Helene as winter storms sweep across the state.

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.

FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina who were displaced by Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has requested FEMA to extend the TSA program to aid residents rebuilding after a disaster, emphasizing the need for secure winter housing.

Thousands remain without a home after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina nearly four months ago.

As the chill and snow of a winter storm blanketed western North Carolina, blowtorch heat is white-hot on FEMA and Administrator Deanne Criswell.

US President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of

Trump said FEMA "is going to be a whole big discussion" in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday.

Since former President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979, it has become a massive federal agency with a budget of $29.5 billion in fiscal 2023.

Trump's suggestion that states should "take care of their own problems" could have major implications for GOP states in the South.