The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early ...

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

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff members said it was unclear if he was serious, but the agency said he was joking.

According to rumors that spread online in early June 2025, David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he did not know the U.S. had a hurricane season each year.

Staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency were caught off-guard and left bewildered when the disaster relief agency’s new acting head David Richardson told personnel that he was ...

FEMA's new head, David Richardson, sparked controversy by seemingly unaware of the US hurricane season during a staff briefing, raising concerns about the agency's readiness. Despite a Homeland ...

During a Monday briefing with staff, recently appointed FEMA Administrator David Richardson reportedly said he hadn't been aware the U.S. has a hurricane season. By Allyson Ackerman , News Editor ...

Acting Administrator David Richardson reportedly told staff during a daily briefing that he was unaware the U.S. has a hurricane season—a comment that has left many questioning the agency's ...

David Richardson, Trump's head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said he only recently learned there's such a thing as hurricane season.

David Richardson said he will not be issuing a new disaster plan because he does not want to make changes that might counter the FEMA Review Council.

Hurricane season began on Sunday, June 1, and goes through Nov. 30. Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware ...