Head of FEMA removed after saying the agency should not be abolished

The Washington Post · last updated May 8, 2025 – 10:59 PM

The Trump administration on Thursday pushed out Cameron Hamilton as the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to an internal email reviewed by The Washington Post.

Hamilton told Congress on Wednesday that he doesn’t believe the agency should be eliminated, something both President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem have publicly expressed a desire to do. Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL who worked in the State Department and DHS, has led the embattled agency since January.

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