David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is stepping down, according to a senior Trump administration official, ending a troubled tenure just six months into the job and while the Atlantic hurricane season is underway.
David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is stepping down, according to a senior Trump administration official, ending a troubled tenure just six months into the job and while the Atlantic hurricane season is underway.
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 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.
The Trump administration official familiar with Richardson’s departure, which was first reported by the , gave no reasons for the FEMA chief stepping down.
