FEMA official fired for directing hurricane relief away from Trump supporters' homes

[bonnie1962]

FEMA official fired for directing hurricane relief away from Trump supporters' homes

Michael Dorgan, Sarah Rumpf-Whitten

Sat, November 9, 2024 at 9:56 AM CST

4 min read

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A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official who instructed Hurricane Milton relief workers to skip homes with Trump signs has been fired from her role, a FEMA spokesperson tells Fox News, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is investigating the federal agency over the controversy.

The FEMA official, who has not been named by the agency, instructed workers canvassing Lake Placid in Florida to "avoid homes advertising Trump," as they ascertained what residents could qualify for federal aid, according to internal messages first obtained by the Daily Wire.

The Daily Wire reports that government employees told the outlet that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were bypassed from the end of October and into November due to the "best practices" guidance from the official. The houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote messages such as: "Trump sign no entry per leadership," in a government system, per the outlet.

 

Photo of Hurricane Helene aftermath provided to Fox News Digital by the office of Congresswoman Kat Cammack.

On Saturday, FEMA's administrator on employee misconduct, Deanne Criswell, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the employee had been fired, calling her actions "reprehensible" and a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation.

"We take our mission to help everyone before, during and after disasters seriously. This employee has been terminated and we have referred the matter to the Office of Special Counsel," Criswell said. "I will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again."

 

A FEMA spokesperson told Fox News Friday that it is "deeply disturbed" by the employee’s actions and that it is an "isolated incident."

"FEMA helps all survivors regardless of their political preference or affiliation," the spokesperson said via a statement.

"The employee who issued this guidance had no authority and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these homes and we are reaching out to the people who may have not been reached as a result of this incident," the spokesperson said, adding that the agency has helped more than 365,000 households impacted by both Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida and provided nearly $900 million in direct assistance to survivors."

"We are horrified that this took place and therefore have taken extreme actions to correct this situation and have ensured that the matter was addressed at all levels."

 

[phkrause]

That's the way it should be, but when we have a president that doesn't want to give money to states because they didn't support him that is an even bigger problem!!

[bonnie1962]

I hadnt heard that but if true it would be a problem. 

[phkrause]

FEMA Official Told Workers to Skip Homes With Pro-Trump Signs After Hurricane Milton

Claim:

Prior to the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024, a FEMA official instructed relief workers to skip past homes of residents with pro-Donald Trump signs in their front yards.

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FEMA confirmed firing the employee who gave the order. We were unable to independently confirm how many households were impacted by the guidance or the number of staff members who received the order.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fema-trump-houses/?

ps:Pretty sick, but all should be fired!!