Cameron Hamilton\u2019s firing landed like a warning shot, not just in Washington, but in every town still rebuilding from storms that never seem to end.<\/p>\n
His testimony to Congress was blunt: no state, no governor, no patchwork of contractors can replace a national command center when disasters leap across borders and overwhelm local budgets in a single weekend.<\/p>\n
The money, the logistics, the military lift \u2014 those live at the federal level, or they don\u2019t exist at all.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s allies insist FEMA has been warped by politics and waste, pointing to headlines about migrants in hotels while flood victims wait for checks.<\/p>\n
But the answer to mismanagement is reform and transparency, not demolition.<\/p>\n
Gutting FEMA would scatter responsibility into chaos, leaving governors to compete for supplies and attention as fires rage and levees break.<\/p>\n
Hamilton\u2019s ouster didn\u2019t resolve that fight; it ensured the next catastrophe will unfold under a darker, more uncertain sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n