New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way... I will run right over you"

[Nevilledog]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-acting-administrator-david-richardson-staff-meeting/


During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: "Don't get in my way," the former United States Marine Corps ground combat officer told staff, according to a recording of the speech obtained by CBS News.

"Obfuscation, delay, undermining," Richardson continued, referencing tactics he believed a fraction of FEMA staff might try to subvert his agenda. "If you're one of those 20% of the people and you think those tactics and techniques are going to help you, they will not, because I will run right over you. I will achieve the president's intent."

Richardson's formal title is Senior Official Performing the Duties of FEMA Administrator. He was named to the role Thursday and has not been formally nominated nor confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

"I can't recall the full title, but essentially, I'm acting," Richardson told staff on Friday, "I don't need the full title. All I need is the authority from the president to put me in here as some degree of acting and I will make sure that his intent gets completed. I don't stop at yield signs," he continued.

"I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," Richardson said.

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What a dick

[comradebillyboy]

1. As I sit high and dry here in Albuquerque I look

forward to this year's hurricane season and how FEMA responds.

[Deuxcents]

2. Me, too. I live on the Gulf of Mexico side of Florida

[newdeal2]

3. *Biden's FEMA

If it’s a good year, they’ll say it’s Trump’s FEMA.

[kacekwl]

4. Maybe he has never heard of

Friendly fire. You're supporting a prick who will drop you in a heartbeat.