Trump to sign disaster relief order putting states, localities in the driver’s seat of catastrophe response

RetiredLAPDofficerRustyRedicanjoins‘America’sNewsroom’todiscussFEMA’sdisasterreliefeffortsafterPresidentDonaldTrumparguedstatesshould‘takecareoftheirownproblems.’ FIRSTONFOX:PresidentDonaldTrumpissettosignanexecutiveorderMondaythatwillputstatesandlocaljurisdictionsinthedriver’sseatofpreparingandrespondingtodisasters,FoxNewsDigitallearned.  “ThisOrderrestoresstate,local,andindividualempowermentindisasterpreparednessandresponse,andinjectscommonsenseintoinfrastructureprioritizationandstrategicinvestmentsthroughrisk-informeddecisionsthatmakeourinfrastructure,communities,andeconomymoreresilienttoglobalanddynamicthreatsandhazards,”detailsontheorderobtainedbyFoxNewsDigitalshow.  Theorderemphasizestheroleofstates,localitiesandindividualleadershipoverfederalleadershipwhilepreparingforandcopingwithdisasters—suchasfloodingorfires—andw