Trump's Head of FEMA on the start of hurricane season: "lol what's hurricane season?" FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fe...aware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/ Agency head Richardson made comment on second day of hurricane season Richardson said no changes to agency's disaster plan this year FEMA cuts have raised concern about agency capacity to respond to natural disasters WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The U.S. hurricane season officially began on Sunday and lasts through November. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast last week that this year's season is expected to bring as many as 10 hurricanes. (More at above url)
For some background, Yancey County is a very red, poor county in the North Carolina mountains. The county has a lot of white supremacists and militias. The county is such a shiathole it makes West Virginia look good by comparison. Threats from FEMA hating militias forced a medical team to flee the state of North Carolina two weeks after Helene. The article below tells the story. Interestingly enough -- some of the loudest voices in the county pushing FEMA conspiracy theories at the time of Helene are now the loudest whiners demanding where is their FEMA money at. Militia fears forced medical team to flee hurricane-hit state https://www.rawstory.com/exclusive-...-ems-evacuation-in-hurricane-helene-response/