{"id":11931,"date":"2025-11-17T03:50:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/1fema-boss-fired-after-3\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:50:45","slug":"1fema-boss-fired-after-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=11931","title":{"rendered":"1,FEMA Boss Fired After"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1,FEMA<\/p>\n

On his way out the door, the now-fired acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency defended its inadequate Biden-era disaster responses while taking some verbal jabs at the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Cameron Hamilton was called to the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he was dismissed by Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Troy Edgar and Corey Lewandowski, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, Politico reported, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n

The dismissal came just one day after Hamilton testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee, during which he appeared to contradict recent statements by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem regarding the possible elimination of FEMA and shifting funding for the agency to state-level emergency management, a move that Trump has been openly considering.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do not believe it is in the best interests of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency,\u201d Hamilton said at the hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

FEMA\u2019s press office confirmed Hamilton\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective today, David Richardson is now serving as the Senior Official Performing the duties of the FEMA Administrator,\u201d a spokesperson said in an email while referencing the assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. \u201cCameron Hamilton is no longer serving in this capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamilton, a former Navy SEAL, contemplated resigning about two months ago as the new Trump administration was taking shape, until FEMA staff urged him to remain, Politico said, quoting an anonymous source.<\/p>\n

Shortly after taking office, Trump\u2019s DHS fired four FEMA officials for an \u201cegregious\u201d payment to illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

DHS officials told\u00a0Fox News\u00a0that \u201cfour employees are being fired today for circumventing leadership and unilaterally making the egregious payment for hotels for migrants in New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n

The firings come after Elon Musk wrote on X that \u201cThe DOGE team discovered that the agency sent \u201c$59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat money is meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high-end hotels for illegals. A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds,\u201d Musk posted on X.<\/p>\n

The finding came weeks after Trump announced plans to reform FEMA during a visit to North Carolina as many residents there continued their recovery from Hurricane Helene, which struck the state last fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and\u00a0overhauling FEMA, or maybe getting rid of FEMA,\u201d Trump told reporters Friday morning during his visit. \u201cI think, frankly, FEMA is not good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump also pledged that his administration would provide assistance to North Carolina to help repair the damage swiftly, assuring the state that he would \u201cdo a good job\u201d in the recovery efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to fix it, and we\u2019re going to fix it as fast as you can,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s a massive amount of damage. FEMA has really let us down. Let the country down. And I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s Biden\u2019s fault or whose fault it is, but we\u2019re going to take over. We\u2019re going to do a good job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump also expressed a desire to see states take on more responsibility when disasters occur, arguing that local officials are better equipped to respond to and manage relief efforts. He promised to collaborate with three lawmakers from areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, criticizing FEMA for being \u201cnot on the ball\u201d in aiding North Carolina\u2019s recovery after the hurricane.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we\u2019re going to be doing something on FEMA that I think most people agree [with],\u201d Trump said. \u201cI\u2019d like to see the states take care of disasters, let the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happen. And I think you\u2019re going to find it a lot less expensive. You\u2019ll do it for less than half, and you\u2019re going to get a lot quicker response.\u201d<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A Senate hearing on the surge of anti-Semitism on college campuses erupted into a fiery moral and ideological confrontation this week,<\/span>\u00a0led by Senator\u00a0<\/span>John Kennedy<\/strong>\u00a0(R-LA).<\/p>\n

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<\/span>\u00a0Kennedy\u2019s line of questioning,<\/span>\u00a0sharp and uncompromising,<\/span>\u00a0exposed the perceived moral confusion within academic and progressive circles regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict,<\/span>\u00a0all while the political shadow of Representative\u00a0<\/span>Ilhan Omar<\/strong> (D-MN) loomed over the proceedings.<\/span><\/ins><\/p>\n

Kennedy did not merely debate policy; he launched a cultural broadside against what he called the teaching of anti-Semitism in American universities,<\/span>\u00a0accusing institutional leaders of confusing\u00a0<\/span>\u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span>\u201cthe right to hurt Jews.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The segment began with a direct and provocative line of inquiry aimed at a witness,<\/span>\u00a0Miss Solomon,<\/span>\u00a0who had connected the rise in anti-Semitism to the rhetoric of the previous administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kennedy demanded clarification:<\/span>\u00a0\u201cDid I understand you to testify that anti-Semitism is worse under the Trump administration?<\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

When the witness confirmed the increase in anti-Semitism since 2017,<\/span>\u00a0Kennedy pressed for a causal link:<\/span>\u00a0\u201cHas the Trump administration caused that?<\/span>\u00a0Is that your testimony?<\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

The witness confirmed her belief in a causal connection,<\/span>\u00a0arguing that Trump had \u201chighlighted and platformed neo-Nazis and white supremacists.<\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s frustration was immediate.<\/span>\u00a0He immediately steered the discussion toward practical solutions,<\/span> challenging the witness\u2019s attempt to shift the focus to federal funding cuts to the Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo,<\/span>\u00a0you think one way to stop anti-Semitism is to give people more money?\u201d Kennedy pressed, highlighting the common political strategy of addressing crises with increased funding rather than tackling the underlying ideological currents.<\/p>\n

The hearing reached its apex as Kennedy cited the chaotic and frequently hateful protests on campuses like Columbia, Berkeley, and UCLA. He refused to allow the witnesses to retreat into bureaucratic language about funding and investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s there to investigate? We see it!<\/strong>\u201d Kennedy snapped, referring to the televised images of anti-Semitic rhetoric and hostile demonstrations.<\/p>\n

He then delivered the line that crystallized his outrage over the perceived failure of academic leadership:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was clear to me that that the administration at Columbia and most members of the faculty believed passionately in\u00a0diversity, equity, inclusion, and the right to hurt Jews<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s choice of words was deliberate and visceral. He argued that the progressive framework of DEI had been weaponized to provide cover for hostility toward Jewish students under the guise of political protest and social justice activism. This was not a critique of political performance; it was a moral accusation aimed at the heart of America\u2019s elite institutions.<\/ins><\/p>\n

When the witness attempted to defend the actions as merely \u201cprotesters for against the war in Gaza and them using some anti-Semitic slogans,\u201d Kennedy refused to be swayed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, don\u2019t get off the subject on me now. You\u2019re telling me that\u2019s not what you saw?\u201d he demanded.<\/p>\n

Though Rep. Ilhan Omar was never explicitly named by Kennedy in his most searing accusations, her influence pulsed beneath the entire debate. To her critics, Omar\u2019s unapologetic critiques of Israel, her framing of the Palestinian struggle, and her past controversial statements have provided the ideological spark\u2014and subsequent political cover\u2014for the radicalization seen on campuses.<\/p>\n

Kennedy, however, distilled the issue to a simple moral challenge, one that directly confronts the moral relativism often used by Omar\u2019s defenders:<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me ask you, let me ask you a question, Miss Kohab. Do you think it\u2019s possible to feel compassionate\u2026 for the Palestinian people\u00a0without hating Jews<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n

This question cut through the political noise, challenging the moral logic underpinning the activist movements. Kennedy\u2019s conviction was clear: in the current ideological climate, the line between advocating for the oppressed and targeting the Jewish community has been dangerously blurred by figures who prioritize performative outrage over moral clarity.<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s patience finally snapped when a witness tried to defend the administration at Columbia, prompting one of the most memorable lines of the hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you telling me Colia, the Columbia administration and the faculty was supportive of the Jew?\u201d Kennedy demanded, before delivering his searing indictment of the progressive worldview:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to stop dipping into your\u00a0ketamine stash<\/strong>\u2026 You can try to bubble wrap this, but that\u2019s what I saw\u2026 If you want to stop a lot of the anti-semitism,\u00a0maybe we need to stop teaching kids to be anti-semitic<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

This final charge accused America\u2019s top universities of actively fostering an anti-Semitic environment through ideological bias. Kennedy\u2019s message was unmistakable: When ideology overshadows accountability and moral logic, classrooms risk becoming breeding grounds for hate disguised as activism.<\/p>\n

The hearing served as a dramatic cultural call-out, emphasizing that the problem of campus anti-Semitism is not merely a matter of lacking funds for investigation, but a symptom of a deeper moral decay that demands moral clarity and ideological responsibility from elected officials and academic leaders alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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