David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Service (FEMA), in a military style today addressed to the service staff today, saying that it would “crush” anyone who resisted any changes and that any assignments are suspended.

Richardson spoke a day after his appointment as Head of FEMA, replacing the head of the head, Cameron Hamilton, who was removed from Interior Security Minister Christie Noem, after hearing a hearing in Congress.

From the authorities of his term, President Donald Trump has targeted this service, accusing it of ineffectiveness and political prejudice and considering it must be “closed”. Trump and NEEM call for shrinking or even abolishing the service, arguing that many of its functions can be performed by the states, which already leads to reduced federal disaster assistance.

Richardson, a former mariner and veteran war, told the service staff via a teleconference that included many references to his military experience that all decisions, including those related to expenditure, will pass through him. “I, and only me in FEMA, represent FEMA. I am here to implement the president’s intention for FEMA, “Richardson, who was recently Deputy Minister of DHS, said to the fight against weapons of mass destruction.

Standing behind an analogy and speaking in a dynamic tone, Richardson said, based on his experience in implementing reforms that about 20% of an organization resists reforms.

“Blackout, delay, undermining. If you are one of this 20% of people and you believe that these tactics and techniques will help you, they will not help you, because I will crush you“, Richardson said. “Don’t get into my feet … I know all the tricks.”

The change of leadership comes at a time when the service, which is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s response to disasters, helps states and local communities to prepare for the start of the hurricane period on June 1st.

Under Hamilton, FEMA had already moved to reduce spending and limit its mission roles. In April, Hamilton sent to the White House a memorandum with proposals to reduce the role of FEMA in disaster.

In the first 100 days of his term of office, Trump rejected a series of demands for significant help in cases of disasters, demands that affected states, both republicans and democrats, had stated that they would have been approved by previous governments.

Richardson said he would seek to limit the functions of the service only to actions that are “within the law” and “within our mission”. He said that the use of resources beyond these parameters is a waste of money for taxpayers.

The workforce of the service has already been reduced in size, and the service has been targeted for cuts. About 2,000 FEMA employees have accepted incentives to leave or have been fired from the start of the Trump government, reducing full -time staff by about a third, according to Michael Cohen, a former head of FEMA staff under the governments.

Cohen predicted that Richardson’s speech would further discourage his staff.

“I think it will lead to more departures from the service, which will further reduce FEMA’s capacity for whenever the next catastrophic event occurs“