Trump to Pick Ousted FEMA Head to Lead Agency Again NYT > U.S. News Von: Tyler Pager · Scott Dance and Zolan Kanno-Youngs 16. April 2026 um 23:24 Cameron Hamilton is a former Navy SEAL who ran unsuccessfully for Congress. © Jose Luis Magana/Associated PressCameron Hamilton told a House committee last May, when he was the acting chief of FEMA, that the agency was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated. He was ousted the next day.