Climate Politics
Trump’s Ex-FEMA Chief Says Killing Agency Puts Public at ‘Extreme Risk’
Cameron Hamilton’s tenure was short and marked by a struggle over the agency’s future.
Cameron Hamilton during a House hearing in May.
Photographer: Pete Kiehart/BloombergAs President Donald Trump called to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this year, the chief he brought on to run it was pushing back.
That’s according to the official himself, FEMA’s former acting head Cameron Hamilton, who appeared on the “Disaster Tough” podcast this week in his first public interview since departing that role in May.