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Joke or no joke, FEMA staff confused, concerned about budget cuts
The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...
Who Is David Richardson? FEMA Head’s Hurricane Season Gaffe Fuels Doubts Over Preparedness
FEMA's new chief David Richardson left staff confused after saying during a briefing that he didn’t know the US had a ...
FEMA Is Not Prepared
Reuters reported yesterday that acting FEMA head David Richardson suggested during a meeting with employees that he was ...
FEMA ‘joke’ from chief raises concerns about disaster preparedness in Black communities
As concerns mount, experts warn that Black and other disadvantaged communities stand to suffer the most in the event of ...
FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan and Reverts to Last Year’s
Yesterday, as everybody knows, [was the] first day of hurricane season,” Richardson said. “I didn’t realize it was a season.” ...
Trump’s new FEMA head makes a dangerous admission
Trump has been critical of FEMA in recent years and has even suggested that the agency be eliminated. He was also delayed in ...
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'Off to a great start': Experts brutally mock Trump's FEMA chief after stunning admission
Reuters reports Federal Emergency Management Agency staff were stumped on Monday when the head of the U.S. disaster relief ...