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Less than a year after being fired, former FEMA chief is set to be reinstalled by Trump
The move comes as FEMA lacks a permanent leader and the administration weighs reforms after cutting roughly 30% of the workforce, officials said.
- President Donald Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency less than a year after his abrupt firing, three people familiar with the decision told CNN.
- Hamilton was ousted last May after publicly opposing the administration's plan to dismantle FEMA during Capitol Hill testimony, directly clashing with then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski.
- Noem's prior overhaul cut roughly 30% of FEMA's workforce and triggered nationwide backlash from state officials and Republican lawmakers over the resulting multibillion-dollar funding backlog.
- Under Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the administration has begun rolling back Noem-era policies and adopting a more supportive tone toward FEMA while awaiting a report from the FEMA Review Council.
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First thrown out, now at the top again: Donald Trump brings Cameron Hamilton back surprisingly as FEMA chief – and thus sends a clear signal against his former confidant and former minister Kristi Noem.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right2Center21Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
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