Cameron Hamilton, the recently terminated chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was let go suddenly this week for undercutting President Donald Trump while testifying before Congress, according to the White House.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing Friday afternoon that comments Hamilton made while on Capitol Hill Wednesday cost him his job.
“My understanding is that this individual testified saying something that was contrary to what the president believes and the goals of this administration with regards to FEMA policy,” Leavitt said. “And so, of course, we want to make sure that people in every position are advancing the administration’s goals.”
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Leavitt referred the press to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, for additional information. The Washington
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