FEMA Is in Tatters. Here Comes Hurricane Season.

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges facing FEMA as hurricane season approaches, highlighting past issues and current efforts to improve the agency.

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 --- Guest: Gabe Cohen, CNN Correspondent Host: David Rind Producer: Paola Ortiz Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin Photo By: Al Drago/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rind

Guest: Gabe Cohen

Topics covered

• FEMA
• hurricane season
• government response
• disaster management
• political accountability

Keywords

• FEMA
• hurricane season
• Donald Trump
• Kristi Noem
• disaster response
• government
• chaos
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FEMA, DHS

Places: Waffle House

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