Trump Wanted to Abolish FEMA. His Own Advisers Disagree. NYT | Top Stories By: Maxine Joselow and Scott Dance 20 November 2025 at 03:57 A panel convened by President Trump is said to have rejected the president’s idea that the agency should “go away.” © Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York TimesThe homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, during a news conference with Texas officials following the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, in July.