President Donald Trump “just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it ‘unwarranted,’” liberal pundit Brian Tyler Cohen said in an April 12 X post.

On April 11, FEMA’s acting administrator sent a letter to Gov. Josh Stein, telling him the extension was “not warranted.” At the time, Stein was visiting people in Newland, North Carolina ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency did reject a request from North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein. Stein asked for FEMA to continue paying for 100% of certain recovery costs. FEMA rejected that ...

Local outlet NC Newsline explained that “the agency’s decision means that North Carolina ... shutting down FEMA entirely, a plan that risks leaving states without critical aid in the wake ...

FEMA authorized federal funds to help ... The federal grant covers up to 75% of eligible firefighting costs. North Carolina submitted the request for aid on May 3, 2025. As a Brunswick County ...

Trump falsely accused FEMA and the Biden administration of “stealing” billions in disaster aid to support undocumented migrants, while leaving parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane ...

The Democratic governors of Washington and North Carolina announced appeals this month after FEMA denied requests for aid — in Washington to assist with damage from storms that hit the state in ...

Advertisement Advertisement While Pittsburgh might not need FEMA aid, if the Trump Administration ... idea of overhauling FEMA while visiting North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene ...

As FEMA greenlit some payments, North Carolina was waiting on more than $150 million in disaster assistance for its recovery from Hurricane Helene, according to the state’s office of emergency ...

“I think we’re going to recommend that FEMA go away," Trump said while touring flood damage in North Carolina in January, before continuing to Los Angeles, which was devastated by ...