Sen. Padilla on Trump Suggesting to ‘Get Rid’ of FEMA: ‘Governmental Malpractice and a Failure of Leadership’

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BLITZER: “What‘s your reaction to what we heard earlier today from President Trump suggesting that he was thinking of trying to get rid of FEMA, the federal emergency management agency, which is responsible for providing emergency aid from the federal government to these kinds of situations.”
PADILLA: “Look, in my mind, that‘s governmental malpractice and a failure of leadership to even suggest something like that, especially in the wake of these devastating incidents, not just in southern California, but he‘s coming from North Carolina that was devastated by hurricanes. It hasn‘t been that long since Florida and Louisiana have been devastated. Other parts of the region for tornadoes and floods. That‘s why we have a federal program. And FEMA is there just for the immediate response and laying the foundation for the recovery of these communities. Ultimately, we need state, federal, and local resources and the private sector to completely recover and rebuild.”