President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump on Friday heads to survey hurricane damage recovery in North Carolina and then to Los Angeles to tour devastation from wildfires.

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

Also, FEMA removed a supervisor who instructed employees to skip over homes visibly supporting Trump in Florida. The agency has launched an internal probe into the incident. Gallup reported in 2023 that 49% of Americans rated FEMA as being excellent or good at its job, one of the highest ratings in the survey.

In North Carolina Friday, President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at what he said would address problems inherent to FEMA.

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.

President Donald Trump told reporters that he plans on signing an executive order “fundamentally reforming” the Federal Emergency Management Agency “or maybe getting rid of them,” ABC News reported.

Good afternoon and Happy Friday, readers! As President Donald Trump left Washington, D.C., for his first presidential trip to North Carolina and California today, the nation’s capital gave a warm welcome to two giant pandas from China that made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

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.

Haywood County leaders are hopeful for assistance too. “Our hope is that he [President Trump] will continue his efforts to cut the red tape and be able to get us direct funding so we can start taking care of our immediate needs,” said Haywood County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Kevin Ensley.

Calif., talks about the possibility that Trump could seriously change or even dissolve the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Ginther says he has heard concerns and fears from those in the immigrant community about the possible effects of President Trump's executive orders.