New FEMA Head Threatens Staff: “I’ll Run You Over”

CBS News reports:

During his first all-hands meeting with agency personnel, acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson issued a striking warning: “Don’t get in my way,” the former United States Marine Corps ground combat officer told staff.

“Obfuscation, delay, undermining,” Richardson continued “If you’re one of those 20% of the people and you think those tactics and techniques are going to help you, they will not, because I will run right over you. I will achieve the president’s intent.”

“I can’t recall the full title, but essentially, I’m acting,” Richardson told staff on Friday, “I don’t need the full title. All I need is the authority from the president to put me in here as some degree of acting and I will make sure that his intent gets completed. I don’t stop at yield signs,” he continued. “I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA,” Richardson said.

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New FEMA head tells staff: “Don’t get in my way… I will run right over you”

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