ACTING HEAD OF FEMA LEAVES AFTER SHORT AND TROUBLED TENURE

David Richardson, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is stepping down, according to a senior Trump administration official, ending a troubled tenure just six months into the job and while the Atlantic hurricane season is underway.

Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, is the second FEMA head to leave or be fired since May. He departs amid criticism that he kept a low profile during deadly Texas floods in July that killed 130 people and baffled staff in June when he said he was unaware the country had a hurricane season.

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