Acting FEMA administrator out after pushing back against Trump agency plans

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is nary longer with the bureau – conscionable a time aft telling lawmakers that cutting FEMA, arsenic President Donald Trump has proposed, is simply a atrocious move. 

Cameron Hamilton, who antecedently served arsenic a infirmary corpsman successful the U.S. Navy with SEAL Team 8, has led FEMA since January. 

"Effective today, David Richardson is present serving arsenic the Senior Official Performing the duties of the FEMA Administrator," a FEMA spokesperson said successful a Thursday email to Fox News Digital. "Cameron Hamilton is nary longer serving successful this capacity."

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Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Troy Edgar and Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski requested Hamilton look astatine Homeland Security office Thursday greeting and informed him of his ouster, Politico reported. 

Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton appears earlier a Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing connected Oversight connected Capitol Hill connected May 7, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

While Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem person voiced enactment for eradicating FEMA, Hamilton cautioned Wednesday against eliminating the agency. 

"I bash not judge it is successful the champion involvement of the American radical to destruct the Federal Emergency Management Agency," Hamilton told lawmakers connected the House Committee connected Appropriations. 

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President Donald Trump visited North Carolina successful January to oversee the state's efforts to retrieve from Hurricane Helene, much than 120 days aft the tempest struck the state. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

Days aft his inauguration successful January, Trump visited North Carolina to oversee the state's efforts to retrieve from Hurricane Helene, much than 120 days aft the tempest struck the state. On the trip, Trump floated plans to gut FEMA, which oversaw the catastrophe alleviation efforts. 

"I'll besides beryllium signing an enforcement bid to statesman the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA, oregon possibly getting escaped of FEMA," Trump told reporters successful North Carolina. "I think, frankly, FEMA is not good."