Cameron Hamilton
Coverage of Cameron Hamilton in the Nexus archive.
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, testified before a U.S. Senate committee that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are objective and fair. Democratic senators questioned whether Republican-controlled states receive disproportionately more disaster funding, citing a Politico report showing 89% approval for GOP states versus 23% for Democratic states. Trump has advocated reducing FEMA's role and shifting disaster response responsibilities to state governments.
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
Cameron Hamilton, President Trump's nominee for FEMA administrator, testified that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are objective and fair. Senators, particularly Democrats, questioned whether Republican-led states receive disproportionate disaster funding, citing a Politico report showing 89% approval for GOP states versus 23% for Democratic states. Trump has advocated shifting disaster responsibilities to state governments.
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
FEMA nominee Cameron Hamilton testified before the Senate that he would ensure objective disaster recovery efforts if confirmed. Democrats questioned whether Republican states receive disproportionate disaster funding, citing a report showing 89% approval for GOP-controlled states versus 23% for Democratic states. President Trump has advocated shifting FEMA responsibilities to state governments.
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
FEMA nominee Cameron Hamilton testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, addressing concerns about potential bias in disaster funding allocations to GOP states. Democrats cited a report showing 89% of disaster funding requests approved for Republican-controlled states versus 23% for Democratic states, while Trump has pushed to reduce federal disaster response roles.
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states
Cameron Hamilton, Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, testified before a Senate committee that he would ensure disaster recovery efforts are 'objective' and 'fair,' amid criticism from Democrats who cited a Politico report showing 23% of disaster funding requests from Democratic states were approved versus 89% for Republican-controlled states. Trump has advocated for shifting FEMA responsibilities to states, calling for reduced federal involvement.
- ‘Un-American’: Democrats attack Trump’s uneven disaster response
Democratic senators criticized President Donald Trump's disaster aid distribution, citing a report showing 89% approval of requests from Republican-led states versus 23% from Democratic-led states. They accused Trump of politicizing federal disaster assistance during a hearing for Cameron Hamilton's FEMA administrator nomination. Hamilton, who previously served as acting FEMA administrator, avoided addressing the discrepancy directly.
- Trump’s pick to lead FEMA pledges to be ‘fair and reasonable’ in assessing disaster aid requests
Cameron Hamilton, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests 'fairly and reasonably' during Senate hearings. Hamilton previously served as FEMA’s temporary head in 2025 before being fired after defending the agency’s existence. His nomination follows the administration’s shifting stance on FEMA, which had faced threats of dissolution.
- Trump's pick to lead FEMA pledges to be 'fair and reasonable' in assessing disaster aid requests
Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests 'fairly and reasonably' during Senate hearings. Hamilton previously served as FEMA's temporary head in 2025 before being fired for defending the agency's existence. His nomination follows the administration's shift away from dismantling FEMA, an agency criticized by the president.
- Trump’s pick to lead FEMA pledges to be ‘fair and reasonable’ in assessing disaster aid requests
Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead FEMA, pledged to assess disaster aid requests fairly and reasonably during Senate hearings. His nomination follows a period of uncertainty for the agency, which Trump previously threatened to dismantle. Hamilton previously served as FEMA’s temporary head until being fired after defending the agency’s existence.
- Trump's pick to lead the nation's embattled disaster relief agency faces questions from senators
Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead FEMA, faces Senate questions as he seeks to lead an agency under scrutiny. Hamilton previously served as FEMA's temporary head in 2025 but was fired after defending the agency's existence. His nomination comes amid shifting administration stances on FEMA's future and challenges including staff departures and operational hurdles.
- Trump taps former FEMA director to lead the disaster agency again
Cameron Hamilton has been nominated to lead FEMA again after being removed by the Trump administration in the past. He briefly led the agency in 2025 and told Congress it should continue to exist. Hamilton's re-nomination comes as a surprise given his previous removal.
- Trump nominates ousted FEMA chief to return
President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), despite having fired him in 2025 after Hamilton testified that FEMA should continue to exist. Trump has repeatedly called for reducing FEMA's size and shifting disaster relief responsibilities to states, while Hamilton previously opposed eliminating the agency. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to consider his nomination.
- Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton, fired after defending FEMA, to lead the agency
President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a role he was previously fired from after defending the agency's existence. Hamilton's nomination comes as the Trump administration signals it is backing away from promises to dismantle FEMA. He would be the principal adviser to Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on emergency management.
- Trump renominates Cameron Hamilton to lead disaster response agency Fema
Donald Trump has renominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) after he was previously fired for opposing plans to abolish the agency. Hamilton was dismissed as acting administrator last year after testifying against abolition plans at a House hearing. He had stated that eliminating Fema is not in the best interests of the American people.
- Trump expected to nominate ousted FEMA chief to lead agency again
Donald Trump is expected to nominate Cameron Hamilton, the former acting FEMA administrator, to lead the agency again. Hamilton was removed from his position in May 2025 after testifying to Congress that he opposed eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Trump to nominate Cameron Hamilton to run FEMA after he was ousted last year
Donald Trump is nominating Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, despite Hamilton being ousted from the role last year after he opposed Congress's proposal to eliminate the agency.
- Trump to tap ousted FEMA leader to head disaster agency
President Trump is expected to reappoint Cameron Hamilton, who was fired from FEMA nearly a year ago, to lead the disaster relief agency. The announcement is based on reports citing an anonymous source.