Source: Washington Monthly
by Bill Scher
“Trump had a reputation as a different Republican president: less libertarian, more authoritarian, less interested in shrinking government or cutting entitlements, more interested in using the levers of government to reward friends and punish enemies. But Trump’s approach to FEMA in his second term belies that reputation. The agency, created in 1979, is explicitly retreating from the disaster relief business and shifting the burden to already overburdened states and localities.” [editor’s note: Scher always says “libertarian” like it’s a bad thing – TLK] (07/28/25)