Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been terminated and replaced, the agency said on May 8.
Politico first reported that Hamilton had been let go Thursday, one day after he testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee and seemingly contradicted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s stance on eliminating the agency, which provides relief to states and localities hit by natural disasters.
In response to an inquiry by The Epoch Times, a FEMA spokesperson confirmed that Hamilton is no longer serving as head of the agency and has since been replaced by David Richardson.
Richardson is the assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction….