A post by a satirical website saying the new administration of President Donald Trump had redirected $2 billion from programs for illegal migrants toward hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina was shared online as authentic news.

The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.

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.”

FLETCHER, N.C. — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central organization for responding to disasters.

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.

It’s his first visit to North Carolina since taking office and second visit to the Asheville area since Helene hit.

President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday as he visited western North Carolina to survey the damage and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene.

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first second term trip. Follow along for live updates.

President Donald Trump said he wants to do away with FEMA at a visit in Asheville, North Carolina which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.

A key population harmed by Donald Trump’s proposed shutdown of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would be Americans living in “tornado alley” in the central U.S. and the flood and hurricane states of the southeast, which include a huge percentage of the president’s MAGA supporters.

President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap the emergency agency FEMA.The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with responding to disasters across the US.Trump's comments came during a national disaster recovery tour that saw him visit Los Angeles and North Carolina.