Have you seen the latest weather reports? That last restless mob of killer hurricanes apparently preferred to stay offshore.
Could our go-getter president’s rapid thoughts and clenched-fisted actions be so far reaching they’ve extended even offshore? Could Trump’s toughness be making even giant hurricanes leery? Perhaps thinking twice before landing onshore?
Not too long ago this season there were mean-looking monstrous hurricanes ganging up and barreling menacingly our way but suddenly seemed to change their minds about making landfall on U.S. territory, turned around and headed sheepishly back out to sea.
So, what’s intimidating them, maybe flat out frightening them?
As President Trump has stopped millions of immigrants from flooding illegally into the U.S., and now has set thousands of National Guard troops upon criminals in what he sees as crime-ridden cities, has he now also slammed the breaks and closed the door on any hurricanes entering the U.S.?
But that’s impossible! How can anyone control hurricanes which have multi-track minds of their own, including destinations and landfalls.
President Trump scoffs at what he believes is just skittishness about rising climate warming. When he hears people say it’s caused by fossil fuel emissions, he calls it hogwash. He also feels that anyone who wants to live in America and thinks they can just hop on over the border is pure nuts, so he has slammed that door closed too on what he saw as an overly porous border his predecessor left him. Immigrants must enter legally, he decreed, and that is what’s happening . . . now!
And now with FEMA funding curtailed as part of his Administration’s elimination of more than 200 federal programs in his first nine months in office, the Federal Emergency Management Agency that helps people in hurricanes has fewer staff and resources to battle the weather Goliaths. So, could it be possible Trump’s reputation as a no-holds-barred warrior, a David with a masterful slingshot, has made sissies out of cyclones and persuaded hurricanes to hightail it out to sea?
FEMA is a nonprofit or government-funded organization that’s often the first on the ground after a disaster, working to meet basic needs like food, water, shelter, and medical care. FEMA also provides emergency housing and other forms of aid.
President Trump’s 2026 budget proposal calls for a $646 million cut to FEMA, targeting grant programs that the administration says duplicate existing state and federal efforts.
Staffing Reductions
Recent cuts to FEMA have resulted in significant staffing reductions and budget constraints, raising concerns about the agency’s ability to effectively respond to disasters.
Reports indicate that around 2,000 of FEMA’s full-time employees have either left or plan to leave due to the ongoing cuts and a culture of fear within the agency.
The cuts are part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to reform FEMA, which has included proposals to shift more responsibility for disaster management to state and local governments. Critics argue that this could lead to inadequate support for communities affected by disasters.
An open letter signed by current and former FEMA staff criticized the administration’s approach, stating that it risks reversing decades of progress made in disaster response since Hurricane Katrina
Yet all this news still doesn’t seem to be firing up those Gambino MAFIA-style hurricane killers. They seem more wary when there’s a sheriff around who makes them scurry away from our shores like a pair just did.
And maybe now the Hurricane MAFIA that has caused so much death, destruction and hardship over the years is seeing a president who is quick on the draw, who acts like he’s filling the role of a tough new sheriff in Fed Gov Town.
So, has Trump made the hurricane mob blink and now even think twice before blowing back into any U.S. town while he’s actively around?
Yes, as you can see, my having a soft spot for fairy tales made me insert some Fairy-Talish sissy hurricanes so intimidated by Trump they’re afraid to make landfall. So, I appreciate you reading with a sense of humor. Yet, isn’t it strange, not one hurricane landfall has occurred yet this year? Maybe we are living in a sort of fairy tale, and our president really is the Wizard of Oz.
Tom Madden is neither a politician nor a meteorologist but couldn’t help observing that during the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, as of now there hasn’t been a single hurricane landfall in the continental United States. Madden’s a publicity wizard who when not running his PR firm TransMedia Group along with his daughter Adrienne Mazzone, loves to write books, blogs and articles, some with owlish elements of fairy tales that flutter into our lives just when we need a rest from reality. Some of his books are Love Boat, King of the Condo, Wordshine Man and Planetary Lifeguard!
