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FEMA Is in Tatters. Here Comes Hurricane Season.
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Early on in his second term, President Donald Trump called for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated. Now, the White House appears to be cleaning up the mess left behind at the agency by former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, who sources say fostered a culture of fear, distrust, and operational chaos (an official who claims he teleported to a Waffle House also made an appearance). But with Atlantic hurricane season upon us, will FEMA be ready to answer the call after the next big disaster?
For more: Exclusive: Power struggles and paralysis: Inside FEMA’s lost year as storm season approaches
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Guest: Gabe Cohen, CNN Correspondent
Host: David Rind
Producer: Paola Ortiz
Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin
Photo By: Al Drago/Getty Images
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