01-24-25 YMS President Trump will be making the first trip since his inauguration on Monday – travelling to the disaster zones in Asheville, North Carolina, and Southern California. White House Correspondent JON DECKER has a preview.

President Trump will be making the first trip since his inauguration on Monday – travelling to the disaster zones in Asheville, North Carolina, and Southern California. White House Correspondent JON DECKER has a preview.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on your Morning show with Michael dil Choono.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
John Decker is our White House correspondent.

Speaker 3 (00:06):
He joins us, John, you get a sense that this
is more than just visiting these people who have been suffering.
It's also about bringing potentially an idea and a solution.

Speaker 2 (00:15):
Right.

Speaker 4 (00:17):
Well, I think that those communities that are still recovering,
certainly hope. So about twelve thousand North Carolinians still homeless
because of two hurricanes that hit western North Carolina in
twenty twenty four, and you know about the devastation.

Speaker 5 (00:32):
We've seen it all. The video is just unbelievable in
southern California, where communities have been wiped out, families have
lost everything. So I think that this particular trip, this
first trip of Donald Trump's in his second term, is
a really important trip in terms of conveying a message

(00:53):
that those communities.

Speaker 4 (00:54):
Will be restored and will be brought back again, and
that the federal government will play a role in there.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
So what any details to that, I mean, anything that
we're hearing. I mean, I know he was critical of
FEMA sitting down with Sean Hannity, but they've been hitting
the ground running and they've been hitting the ground with
clear plans. Something suggest there's a plan we're not aware
of that's about to be unveiled.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
Am I wrong?

Speaker 5 (01:20):
I don't know what his plans are for FEMA. If
I'm not mistaken, I don't believe he's even named a
FEMA director in his new administration. That's an important role
because we see this year after year, all of the
natural disasters that happen in our country, whether you're talking
about wildfires all the way out in Hawaii or hurricanes
that hit the southeastern portion of the United States and

(01:42):
also the Gulf Coast. It's an important role, and I
think that during the course of this trip, we'll get
a better sense about the vision that Donald Trump has
for FEMA and the role that it will play in
terms of restoring communities hit hard by natural disasters.

Speaker 3 (01:57):
Here's why I ask, and you're smart, you can handle
things that we didn't plan to talk about. But you
know FEMA basically, I can tell you when we had
our flood in twenty ten and I'm on the air,
I'm doing local radio.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
I'm dealing with people that are.

Speaker 3 (02:09):
Really getting things to people and really making a difference. Meanwhile,
the FEMA people were walking up and down the halls
trying to get on the air, and they really didn't
have anything to offer. They really didn't have anything to say.
That was just my observation during our trauma. And I've
also been down to New Orleans after hurricanes. But they
basically write checks and then local government does what it

(02:30):
does with the money and does it well or does
it poorly. So I don't know that, you know, you
can solve it if you know, like take the fires
for example, it's everything that wasn't done prior to the
fires that were really paramount in all of this. So
I don't know how much you can fix it, you know,
unless you control how it's implemented once the checks are written.

Speaker 2 (02:54):
That's where I'm kind of headed, don't. I don't. I'm
trying to envision what his solution might be. I don't know.

Speaker 5 (03:00):
FEMA works hand in glove with state emergency management agencies
typically when disasters happened, working with state officials, local officials
in trying to deal with the aftermath of any natural disaster,
And you know, I just I just have to tell you,
I can't get inside of Donald Trump's head in terms

(03:21):
of what he envisions for that agency.

Speaker 3 (03:23):
All right, well, it is his first trip on Air
Force one. He'll be going first to Ashville, North Carolina,
and then to southern California, or in California. I mean,
you know, I just can't. I can't get this out
of my head. This would be a herculean sprint of firefighting,
but it's turned into a marathon. I mean, these firefighters
have got to be beyond exhausted, and now here comes

(03:44):
rat and potential mudslides. So everybody keep them in the
thoughts and prayers and we'll all find out what Donald
Trump plays. I think it's more than just support and
sightseeing though. I think something's coming. I just don't know
what it is. It's oping you did, all right, have
a great weekend, John. We'll talk again on Monday.

Speaker 1 (03:59):
Thank you, miss a little, miss a lot, miss a lot,
and we'll miss you. It's your Morning Show with Michael
del Churno.