Trump orders FEMA to help New York, California, Washington

Updated: December 14, 2024 - 4:34am

<p>President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ship mobile hospital centers to the hard-hit states of Washington, California and New York amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>"I've also directed FEMA to supply the following four large federal medical stations with 1000 beds for New York: Eight large federal medical stations with 2000 beds for California, and three large federal medical stations and four small federal medical stations with 1000 beds for the state of Washington."</p><p>Trump says it’s up to states to try to get the materials first. He says: "We're sort of a backup for states."</p>