{"id":2463,"date":"2025-11-17T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2025-11-17T23:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:54:53","slug":"acting-fema-head-david-richardson-steps-down-after-troubled-tenure-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2463","title":{"rendered":"Acting FEMA head David Richardson steps down after troubled tenure | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Richardson is the second interim official US President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is stepping down, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s announcement ends a troubled tenure. It comes just six months after Richardson took the job and while the Atlantic hurricane season is still under way.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, is the second FEMA head to leave or be fired since May. He departs amid criticism that he kept a low profile during the deadly Texas floods in July that killed 130 people and baffled staff in June when he said he was unaware the country had a hurricane season.<\/p>\n<p>A DHS spokesperson gave no reasons for why the FEMA chief was departing. The Washington Post was the first to report that Richardson was leaving.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS spokesperson said in a statement that FEMA chief of staff Karen Evans will replace Richardson, and that FEMA and DHS appreciate Richardson\u2019s service.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson\u2019s predecessor, Cameron Hamilton, was fired in May, after pushing back against efforts under President Donald Trump to dismantle the agency.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump has said he wants to greatly reduce the size of FEMA \u2014 the federal agency responsible for preparing for and responding to natural disasters \u2014 saying state governments can handle many of its functions.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA plays a central role in the US response to major disasters, including hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season is due to end this month.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson kept a low public profile compared with FEMA leaders under previous presidents, appearing rarely in public. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has served as the face of the administration\u2019s response to natural disasters during Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson\u2019s abrupt departure is an ignominious end for an official who told staff when he first arrived in May that he would \u201crun right over\u201d anyone who resists changes and that all decisions must now go through him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA has lost about 2,500 employees since January through buyouts, firings and other incentives for staff to quit, reducing its overall size to about 23,350, according to a September Government Accountability Office report.<\/p>\n<p>The cuts are part of Trump\u2019s broader push to cut the cost and size of the federal civilian workforce.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richardson is the second interim official US President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term. 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