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DHS laughs off acting FEMA chief not knowing US had a hurricane season

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David Richardson , acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency , told staff he was unaware that the United States had a hurricane season .

The Department of Homeland Security , which houses FEMA , said in a statement that Richardson was joking.

The timing of the supposed joke, however, remains questionable as hurricane season in the U.S. just began this week .

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