SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

President Donald Trump vowed to rebuild communities in North Carolina ravaged by hurricanes last year during his first trip outside Washington of his second term, saying he would ask Congress to provide additional funding for clean-up efforts.

Bishop Mariann Budde told the newly inaugurated president that his rhetoric has stoked fear among LGBTQ+ people and immigrants, prompting Trump to fire back on Truth Social hours later

Donald Trump and his family were in the congregation at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday when Bishop Mariann Budde gave a sermon that appeared to criticise the former president's policies