Rachel Maddow introduces viewers to the unfamiliar image of Donald Trump's pick to lead FEMA, David Richardson, who finally made an appearance in Texas more than a week after flooding killed scores of people.

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-girls camp.

More than a week after massive flooding killed at least 132 people in central Texas, acting administrator David Richardson emerged in Kerr County, Texas.

Since the Fourth of July disaster, which has killed at least 120 people and left more than 170 missing, the president has been conspicuously silent on his past repeated promises to do away with FEMA.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

Sen. Chuck Schumer said that "It's now clear that the administration fired key FEMA personnel during, and sadly after, the tragedy."

Schumer accuses Trump and Noem of crippling FEMA, leading to delays in aid for Texas floods. Noem denies claims but critics call it government failure.

As Texas continues to recover after historic flooding earlier this month, Whoopi Goldberg had a blunt message for anyone arguing that victims don’t deserve relief if they voted for Donald Trump: “Damn you.”