"The first of the "acting" administrators, Cameron Hamilton, attempted to toe the line of Trumpworld directives but ended up being unceremoniously fired anyway, for the grave sin of standing in front of the House of Representatives and saying the following, unthinkable line: "I do not believe it is in the best interests of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency.""
"Subsequently, the Trump administration has instead taken to politicizing FEMA disaster aid as a reward for the states that backed Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election-just weeks ago in October, Trump personally approved major weather-related disaster declarations and FEMA aid for Alaska, Nebraska and North Dakota, praising his supporters in those states, while denying simultaneous requests from three blue states in Illinois, Vermont and Maryland."
Karen Evans is the third acting FEMA administrator appointed during the second Trump administration. The first acting administrator, Cameron Hamilton, publicly opposed eliminating FEMA and was fired despite praising reforms and saying FEMA had fostered inefficiency. The Trump administration has politicized FEMA disaster aid as rewards for states that backed Donald Trump, approving October disaster declarations and FEMA aid for Alaska, Nebraska and North Dakota while denying simultaneous requests from Illinois, Vermont and Maryland. The administration’s staffing choices and aid decisions raise concerns about the future role and impartiality of federal disaster response.
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