WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which could lead to the eradication of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The order on Sunday night demanded a task force to investigate the agency and find solutions that will transform it.

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.