Donald Trump, North Carolina and Hurricane Helene

Hurricane survivors who met Trump in North Carolina share president's words that stuck with them
North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm share their thoughts on President Donald Trump's visit.
Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing
President Donald Trump told North Carolina hurricane victims that under former President Joe Biden, the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed them in a time of crisis. Trump visited North Carolina on Jan. 24, four months after Hurricane Helene made landfall and damaged more than 73,000 homes.
'Horrific': North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene describe disaster to President Trump
North Carolina residents described harrowing escapes from rising floodwaters from Hurricane Helene as Trump surveyed the disaster and recovery.
President Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while touring Hurricane Helene damage in Asheville
Trump departed Joint Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. around 9:30 a.m. and landed in Asheville, North Carolina Friday morning to tour damage from Hurricane Helene. Among those in North Carolina to greet Trump was Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
Trump disparaged FEMA in NC. Here’s what the agency did during Hurricane Helene.
Just because you don’t see somebody in a FEMA shirt walking on the streets the day after a disaster doesn’t mean FEMA is not there.”
Trump's visit to small-town North Carolina brings hope to hurricane survivors who lost everything
North Carolina locals speak with Fox News Digital about their hopes that the Trump administration will bring more assistance to those who lost everything in Hurricane Helene.
Trump floats overhauling or eliminating FEMA while touring hurricane damage in North Carolina
Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job. And we’re looking at the whole concept of FEMA.”
Trump Orders Army Corps of Engineers To Begin Rebuilding In North Carolina
President Donald Trump on Monday announced the deployment of the United States Army Corps of Engineers to North Carolina to assist with repairing riverbanks and roads damaged by Hurricane Helene.
Trump pledges swift recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene disaster in North Carolina
President Donald Trump promised rapid recovery efforts and significant federal support for North Carolina after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the state. Speaking during a briefing at an airport fire and rescue facility in Fletcher on January 24,
In hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, Trump suggests that FEMA should be overhauled or shut down
On a visit to a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene, President Trump was highly critical of FEMA, suggesting it should be shut down. Trump arrived late Friday in Los Angeles to visit an area destroyed by a wildfire.
Hurricane Helene survivors hopeful after President Trump’s visit
Nearly four months later, people living in one of the areas hit hardest by Helene’s flooding are still struggling.
Trump to visit battered North Carolina towns still suffering months after Helene: 'Treated badly by Democrats'
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Western North Carolina on Friday to visit locals impacted by Hurricane Helene in ...
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No proof JD Vance provided ‘furnished apartments’ for North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims
Vice President JD Vance has not visited North Carolina since he was sworn in. His first official trip was Jan. 27, when he surveyed Hurricane Helene damage in Damascus, Virginia. When we searched ...
Trump freeze on federal aid may ensnare billions in funding to North Carolina
North Carolina’s economy is bracing for a hold on billions in funding to the state government, universities, businesses, and ...