Do people in the Trump administration know anything about objective reality or are they all so firmly ensconced in their safe space for right-wing propaganda that it’s impossible for any material facts to enter their world-historic thick skulls?
Richardson, who has no experience in disaster response, told staff that there would be no changes to their disaster response plans, despite reportedly saying to expect a new plan in May. He replaced Cameron Hamilton, who was fired earlier this month, probably for saying that FEMA should exist. Going from “I do not believe it is in the best interests of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency” to a man who reportedly does not know that roughly half of every year is filled with the potential for hurricanes is a perfect summation of the Trump administration’s full-throated embrace of the limitlessness of human ignorance.
This report evokes memories of Michael Brown, the former Judges and Stewards Commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association who George W. Bush appointed to run FEMA from 2003 to 2005. After Hurricane Katrina hit, Bush toured Louisiana and famously said “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” Brown soon resigned a few weeks later as it became clear he was not doing that, as the phrase “heck of a job” was fossilized into political discourse as a sarcastic jab at comprehensive failures like Michael Brown.
Putting vastly unqualified people in positions of immense power has serious consequences, and Hurricane Katrina is proof. People died because of the Republican government’s mismanagement of a crisis, and it’s hard to not get nervous that we are witnessing history gearing up to repeat itself. Republicans this century have proven they are wholly incapable of governance, as they firmly believe that horse judges and people who don’t know what hurricane season is should oversee perhaps the most important emergency government program we have. Communities must band together to help each other this coming hurricane season because Trump’s clueless and corrupt government has made it clear that we are all on our own. Heck of a job, Trumpie.
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