Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials advise survivor assistance teams not to go to homes with President-elect Trump's campaign signs posted after Hurricane Milton hits Florida The head of the agency admitted that he was fired for this reason.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the incident “reprehensible” and said, “More than 22,000 FEMA employees live up to FEMA's core values every day and help protect the lives of people before, during, and after a disaster.” “They are dedicated to helping people, often sacrificing time with their families to provide disaster relief.” Hey survivors. ”
However, “recently, a FEMA employee deviated from these values by advising survivor assistance teams not to visit homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Trump.”
“This is a clear violation of FEMA's core values and principles of assisting people regardless of their political affiliation. This was reprehensible,” Criswell said in a statement.
The employee, whose name FEMA has not released, was fired and the case was referred to the Office of Special Counsel, Criswell said.
“I want to be clear to all of our employees and the American public: This type of behavior and behavior will not be tolerated at FEMA and we will hold you accountable when you violate these standards of conduct,” the FEMA Administrator said.
This development comes after the Daily Wire report On Friday, the company cited internal communications between employees and employees, detailing that the company told employees to “avoid homes promoting President Trump.” At least 20 homes were diverted under her guidance, multiple government officials told The Daily Wire. Workers were holding a rally in Lake Placid, Florida.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said state authorities have begun an investigation into the incident.
“The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is another reason the Biden-Harris administration is dying,” DeSantis said Friday. post on X. “At my direction, the Office of Emergency Management will begin an investigation into targeted federal discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump.”
He added: “New leadership is emerging in Washington, D.C., and I'm optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.”
In response to the report, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Criswell demanding answers.
“I just took swift action on behalf of the American people. I'm demanding answers from @FEMA_Deanne about why Americans were discriminated against by our government based on who they supported in elections. The findings are disgusting. We need accountability,” Luna said. said In a post to X, the FEMA administrator added that he must respond by November 25th.
