US EditionFEMA head ousted one day after saying eliminating agency not in public’s interest
- Cameron Hamilton, the acting FEMA administrator and former Navy SEAL, was fired on Thursday after holding the position for several months.
- Hamilton opposed President Trump's and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's efforts to eliminate FEMA, testifying against dismantling the agency the day before his removal.
- During his testimony, Hamilton acknowledged FEMA's bureaucratic issues and its overextended role but emphasized its importance in natural disaster planning and aid distribution.
- Hamilton expressed that removing FEMA would not serve the needs of the American public, while Representative Rosa DeLauro condemned his dismissal and called for the Trump administration to clarify the reasons behind it.
- David Richardson, who has a military background with service in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa but lacks disaster management experience, is set to succeed Hamilton as acting head of FEMA amid ongoing questions about the agency's direction.
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Hurricane season starts in 3 weeks, and FEMA’s leader was fired today
In “Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency”, the New York Times’s Christopher Flavelle reports that FEMA’s acting head Cameron Hamilton was fired today, evidently because he testified to Congress yesterday, “I do...
FEMA leader ousted, one day after publicly opposing agency’s elimination • Michigan Advance
Cam Hamilton, at the time senior official performing the duties of the administrator at FEMA, testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on May 7, 2025. (Screenshot from House webcast)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ousted the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and replaced him with another official, States Newsroom has confirmed. Cam Hamilton, senior official performing the duties of the administrator at FEMA,…
Acting FEMA chief abruptly fired ahead of U.S. hurricane season
Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been ousted from his position by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a day after he told lawmakers in a hearing that he did not support eliminating his agency.
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