The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency , David Richardson, told staff he was unaware that the United States had a hurricane season, according to multiple reports.

Reuters reports that FEMA employees who heard his remarks durin g a Monday meeting said they were unsure if he was serious.

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“Suffice to say, disaster response is no joke. If you don’t know what or when hurricane season is, you’re not qualified to run FEMA. Get someone knowledgeable in there,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (MS), the seni

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