President Donald Trump on Friday said he would sign an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally overhauling or eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He made the remarks during a tour of North Carolina to see damage done by Hurricane Helene last year. Trump also said he wanted to secure two things from a visit to California later in the day: voter identification laws and changes to water policy in the wake of massive wildfires.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that deportation flights have already begun. "President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences," Leavitt said.