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President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Friday in his first trip outside Washington since the start of his second term.

In North Carolina, the president pledged “the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild” after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.

Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.

During his visit on Friday, President Trump is scheduled to tour areas hit by Helene and get updates on recovery efforts.

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane-battered North Carolina on Friday during the first trip of his second term.

State and local officials hailed the move as a much-needed boost to Western North Carolina’s economy after Hurricane Helene.

The company said the new positions will bring an annual payroll impact to the community of more than $20 million per year.

A North Carolina panel Tuesday approved $5.8 million in taxpayer-funded incentives for a $285 million expansion of a Pratt & Whitney manufacturing plant in Asheville.

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