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| Trump ousts FEMA chief and Kristi Noem ally leaving disaster agency's future in doubt | |
| 2025-11-18 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Donald Trump has ousted FEMA director David Richardson, a longtime loyalist of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as he plans sweeping cuts to the agency. During Richardson's six-month tenure leading the nation's disaster response agency, employees described him as being absence during the early hours of the flood disaster in Texas over the Summer. Richardson, moreover, reportedly avoided operation meetings and the day-to-day responsibilities in his role. The ousted FEMA chief also told fellow DHS staffers that he did not expect to have his job after Thanksgiving, according to the Washington Post. He was right.
Noem fired Hamilton for publicly contradicting Trump's desire to introduce massive cuts to FEMA. Richardson is a longtime personal friend of Corey Lewandowski, Noem’s chief adviser, who has been described as wielding unchecked power throughout the department. His appointment was marred with criticism due to Richardson's lack of experience regarding disaster management. Richardson reportedly told staffers during a June meeting that he was unaware the US was in the midst of hurricane season During the Texas floods in July, Richardson was on a weekend trip with his two sons and did not respond to the ongoing disaster until Sunday evening, almost 48 hours after entire communities had been flooded and killed at least 130 people. Related: David Richardson 05/11/2025 New FEMA head issues no-nonsense message to employees who try to block Trump's agenda: 'I will run right over you' David Richardson 05/09/2025 Acting FEMA administrator out after pushing back against Trump agency plans David Richardson 06/17/2020 How Many Slaves Landed in the U.S.? | |
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