Trump nominates former Navy SEAL to lead FEMA — after firing him for disobedience: report

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Politico reported.

A year ago, the president fired the former Navy SEAL who had run the nation's disaster agency after he reportedly defied Trump.

"The day before his dismissal on May 8, 2025, Hamilton seemed to contradict the president when he told a House subcommittee that FEMA should not be eliminated, as Trump had threatened to do," according to Politico.

Hamilton had previously clashed with now former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem had subjected agency staff, including Hamilton, to lie-detector tests in an attempt to hunt down media leaks.

Now, Trump wants Hamilton back as the first permanent FEMA chief of this administration, if senators confirm him. If confirmed, he would be the first permanent FEMA administrator in the current Trump administration.

But Hamilton's resume — he recently worked as a VP at a tech firm — could raise eyebrows about whether he meets the top job's experience requirements, Politico reported.