Washington lit up today after news broke that the acting FEMA chief resigned after just six months — but let’s be honest, nobody watching this circus was surprised. “FEMA chief resigns” didn’t shock anyone because this wasn’t a Trump-era failure. This was a Biden holdover finally collapsing under the weight of his own incompetence. The Trump administration inherited a mess: a FEMA boss with no real qualifications, no credibility, and apparently no cell signal during national disasters.
His First Day Revealed Exactly Who Biden Hired
When Richardson took over, his first all-hands meeting should’ve told everyone everything they needed to know about what Biden had left behind. Instead of inspiring confidence, he reportedly strutted in and barked, “Don’t get in my way, I’ll run right over you,” followed by the laughable, “I alone speak for FEMA.” This wasn’t leadership — it was a man with no experience pretending to be in charge because Biden handed him a title he wasn’t prepared to hold.
Biden’s Appointee Had Zero FEMA Qualifications
Here’s why this failure belongs to the previous administration: Richardson was never qualified for the job Biden put him in. Before running FEMA, he worked in DHS’s Counter-Weapons-of-Mass-Destruction Office — important work, but absolutely irrelevant to disaster response. Trump’s team didn’t hire him, but they got stuck with him. Biden filled FEMA with political appointees who looked good on paper but couldn’t run an evacuation drill at a middle school.
The Texas Floods Revealed the Damage
The breaking point came on July 4th, when catastrophic floods hit Central Texas and killed more than 130 people, including young girls and counselors at Camp Mystic. As communities begged for federal help, the Biden-appointed FEMA chief was unreachable for hours, according to CBS. Not coordinating. Not responding. Not even aware of the unfolding disaster. Imagine being the head of emergency management and going dark during an emergency — that’s the kind of leadership Biden left behind.
His Defense Only Made the Scandal Worse
When Congress asked him to explain himself, Richardson insisted FEMA’s work was a “model of disaster response.” A model? Only if the model is labeled disaster response gone wrong. Victims’ families, lawmakers, and even FEMA insiders weren’t buying it. His denial only made it clearer that Biden’s personnel choices weren’t just bad — they were dangerous.
Texas Deserved Leadership — Biden Gave Them a Placeholder
The true tragedy here is what Texans endured. They needed decisive leadership and got a Biden-era bureaucrat who couldn’t be reached when lives were on the line. Trump’s administration has been cleaning up federal agencies one by one, and FEMA is just the latest place where Biden’s bad hires keep surfacing. Richardson’s resignation doesn’t solve the deeper issue — but it finally removes one more drag on America’s disaster-response system.
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