In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff ...

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the ...

FEMA is dismissing recent reports that its acting administrator was unaware of hurricane season, calling David Richardson's ...

During a Monday briefing with staff, FEMA Administrator David Richardson reportedly said he hadn't been aware the U.S. has a ...

Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

The timing of the supposed joke, however, remains questionable as hurricane season in the United States just began this week ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...

David Richardson, who started leading FEMA in May, said he was previously unaware of the U.S. hurricane season during a ...

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under scrutiny. Acting ...