I remember the 1993 Inauguration Day Windstorm that hit sestern Washington state the day Bill Clinton was sworn in. The governor was brand new, only in office a few days, and his visit to the EOC, where I was the supervisor, was his first. It was then that he found out what a terrible facility he had. A World War II style wooden building that in a couple of years later in 1995 would be tested and almost fail during the then largest wildland fire to impact the state. It was only after the wildfire that the state moved to fund a new $11 million EOC.
See this short article that doesn't say much, other than they held some discussions or exercises; White House holds disaster-response exercise with Trump officials. What I do know from working with newly elected officials and their senior appointed policy people is that they don't understand their responsibilities and the extent or lack of authority to impact the situation. Learning it during the course of an emergency can be very frustrating for them.
