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Project 2025 Will Dismantle FEMA and Leave Us in the Dark
(OpEd) Stephen G. Sharro | Newsweek
Project 2025's plan to defund or dismantle agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the NWS would shift critical responsibilities to private companies. Instead of relying on these trusted public sources for life-saving weather alerts and other key information, Americans could be forced to pay corporations for crucial information that NWS currently provides for free.
Donald Trump: Not the President America Needs in a Crisis
(OpEd) Colonel John Tien | The National Interest
Former President Donald Trump is too busy squabbling and spreading false information to be trusted to lead. If we want to know how a second Trump administration would look in the middle of a disaster, we need to look no further than his first.
Major General Randy Manner on disaster response under Trump
(Interview) Major General Randy Manner | Matenaer on Air
Retired Major General and former acting Vice-Chief of the National Guard Bureau Randy Manner discusses the potential dire consequences to disaster victims if Trump’s Project 2025 privatization plans come to pass.
Natural Disasters Bring Out the Worst in Trump
(OpEd) Major General Randy Manner | The Wall Street Journal
As the Southeast recovers from Hurricanes Helene and Milton, one thing is clear: The National Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service are indispensable in times of crisis. Donald Trump’s Project 2025 would dismantle these lifelines and force communities to face disasters on their own.