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  EAKED AUDIO: Acting FEMA Director’s Plan for "FEMA 2.0" Drop Site has obtained leaked audio from acting FEMA director David Richardson.     In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River in Asheville, North Carolina, members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force search a flood damaged area with a search canine on October 4, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images). Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 2:00pm EST, the new acting director of FEMA, David Richardson, held a “town hall” with staff. Drop Site obtained 30 minutes of leaked audio from today’s meeting ,  as well as 10 minutes of leaked audio from Richardson’s introductory meeting on Friday, May 9, 2025. Both are transcribed in full below., The former acting director, Cameron Hamilton, was fired just one day after giving Congressional testimony, where he stated: “I do not believe it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency Ma...