Long, appointed by Donald Trump at Michael Pence's recommendation, served as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency between June 23, 2017 ?" March 8, 2019, at which point he "resigned" amid criticism of an ethical complaint over using official vehicles for personal travel. Our source said President Trump fired Long after learning that agents under his command had terrorized Houstonians during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. In August of that year, Long faced the first major natural disaster of his tenure in the form of Hurricane Harvey. He stated that the hurricane would likely be recorded for Texas as "the worst d