David Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, was named acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday.

“President Trump has been very clear since the beginning that he believes that FEMA and its response in many, many circumstances has failed the American people, and that FEMA, as it exists today, should be eliminated in empowering states to respond to disasters with federal government support,” she said.

Cameron Hamilton, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, acting administrator who opposed lawmakers’ plan to dismantle the agency, has been fired.