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

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 ...

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

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

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

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said David Richardson, who has no previous disaster management experience, was ...

When you're in charge of the United States' disaster response agency, the bare minimum expectation is to be aware of natural ...

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

Trump administration officials say Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson was joking when he said that he was not aware of the upcoming hurricane season. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports on how ...