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Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor Tapped by Trump to Lead FEMA

Gaynor had been the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator since March 2019 after the resignation of Brock Long, who was besieged by calls of improper personal use of government vehicles.

President Donald Trump Thursday announced that Pete Gaynor, FEMA’s acting administrator, would permanently head the agency, according to a report by Politico.

Gaynor had been acting director since March 2019, following the resignation of Brock Long, who stepped down because of his personal use of government vehicles.

The White House pulled the nomination of Jeffrey Byard this month as his Senate confirmation seemed in jeopardy because of his involvement in an alleged altercation.