Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem left a House hearing on worldwide threats early on Thursday to attend a meeting about the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, drawing the ire of Democrats in the hearing room who were grilling her on President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.
The FEMA Review Council meeting was then abruptly canceled minutes before it was set to begin. FEMA referred questions about the meeting’s cancellation to the White House.
“Noem said she had to go chair the FEMA review council meeting. BUT I’m told that meeting was canceled,” Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz said on X. One source inside FEMA said they received a message that the meeting had been postponed until further notice.