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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Homeland Security officials say FEMA head David Richardson was joking when he said he wasn't aware of the annual U.S.

Experts warn that Black communities stand to suffer the most in the event of any oversights or missteps from the Trump ...

Reuters reported yesterday that acting FEMA head David Richardson suggested during a meeting with employees that he was unaware of the very existence of a hurricane season. A spokesperson for the ...

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. It was not clear to staff whether he meant it literally, as a joke, or in some other context.