An official described FEMA chief Peter Gaynor as a leader who was 'willing to take the bullets on behalf of others,”
A former DHS official who worked with Gaynor, and spoke on the condition of anonymity, told ABC News that Gaynor did not seek out his position, first as acting administrator and then administrator. Instead, when the agency was in chaos with resignations and acting positions, he stepped up.
"I mean, it is hundreds of thousands of millions of things that we're shipping from the stockpile. I can't give you the details about what every single state or what every single city is doing," Gaynor said."But I'm telling you that we are shipping from our national stockpile, we're shipping from vendors, we're shipping from donations. It is happening. The demand is great,” Gaynor said in response to questions from"This Week" anchor, Martha Raddatz.
Democratic governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo, said the response has been slow, but they are getting better. Gaynor’s first boss, former Providence mayor and current Democratic congressman David Cicilline, called Gaynor a “humble public servant and the right man for the job, so long as the President stays out of his way and allows him do his job.”
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor appears on "Good Morning America," March 24, 2020. Andre Thibeault, then director of operations in the Providence school district, remembers Gaynor as being prepared for anything and respectful of the chain of command because of his military experience.Before his time in emergency management – Gaynor spent more than 20 years in the Marine Corps.
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