FEMA Confirms Acting Administrator Hamilton Has Been Replaced

In testimony before a House panel, Hamilton opposed eliminating FEMA, apparently contradicting the view of President Trump and Secretary Noem.

The headquarters of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Washington in a file image. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been terminated and replaced, the agency said on May 8.

Politico first reported that Hamilton had been let go Thursday, one day after he testified to a House Appropriations subcommittee and seemingly contradicted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s stance on eliminating the agency, which provides relief to states and localities hit by natural disasters.