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

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

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

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

FEMA chief David Richardson baffled staff by appearing unaware of US hurricane season during a briefing, raising concerns ...

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

As the Atlantic hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under scrutiny. Acting ...

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

FEMA's new chief David Richardson left staff confused after saying during a briefing that he didn’t know the US had a ...

The timing of the supposed joke, however, remains questionable as hurricane season in the United States just began this week ...

During a Monday briefing with staff, FEMA Administrator David Richardson reportedly said he hadn't been aware the U.S. has a ...