Cameron Hamilton, the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was abruptly fired Thursday by the Trump administration.
Hamilton was summoned to the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday morning and was terminated, just one day after he testified to Congress that he did not believe FEMA should be disbanded, according to an ABC News report.
The move placed him “at odds with President Donald Trump’s suggestions that FEMA be downsized or dissolved,” according to the report.
🚨 FIRED: Trump FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton escorted out of the HQ after telling lawmakers he opposes dismantling FEMA – CNN/DHS spokesperson pic.twitter.com/hqkZnW3gGo
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“Neither FEMA nor DHS, which oversees the agency, gave a reason for Hamilton being fired,”
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