Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Supervisor Marni Washington, who was fired for failing to assist supporters of President-elect Donald Trump, said Tuesday that the incident was not an “isolated” incident. Ta.
While searching for eligible residents for hurricane relief in Lake Placid, Florida, Washington, a former Highland County FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Team leader, told officials he was “looking for homes advertising President Trump.” “Avoid it,” he ordered. After being fired over the incident, Washington told journalist Roland Martin that FEMA's shunning of Trump supporters was a “huge event,” similar to that in North Carolina and South Carolina, which were devastated after hurricanes Helen and Milton. He said it happened on.
“They all claimed that these actions were done with my own knowledge and my own political advances,” Washington said. “But if you look at the record, there is something called a community trend, and unfortunately, the political hostility that my team encountered just happened by chance, and I believe that during my deployment there were two different I was on a team, and they just happened to have a FEMA sign. Always preaches avoidance first and de-escalation second, but this is not an isolated thing. This is a huge incident of avoidance, not just in Florida, but avoidance is happening in Carolina as well. You will see it.”
“Senior leadership will lie to you and say they don’t know, but if you ask DSA crew leaders and experts what they are experiencing on the ground, they will tell you that FEMA I would say we are asking them to provide it,” Washington said. continued.
At least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were excluded from receiving post-hurricane aid between late October and November at Washington's direction, the Daily Wire reported. first reported. Avoiding Trump supporters' homes was on the inspector general's list of “best practices,” along with safety tips to avoid dehydration and other health hazards. (Related: DeSantis slams Kamala's desperate attempt to play hurricane politics)
A former FEMA supervisor says her team consistently witnessed hostility and “verbal violence” from residents who posted President Trump signs on their property, which led to instructions to avoid Trump supporters altogether. He claimed that it led to. The Washington government said the employees, at the behest of FEMA Supervisor Chad Hershey, a senior official in Washington, were sent to Trump to avoid facing allegations of “verbal abuse” and “hostile encounters.” He claimed he did not visit the house with the sign. Hershey allegedly instructed his staff to avoid homes he felt were unsafe. .
“We will create a canvas in the following locations.” [homes] People who don't have a community trend of holding up Trump campaign signs and leave it alone. If a resident comes out with a Trump campaign sign and says, “I want to register,'' we welcome them and let them register, great, great. But we did not intend to subject our people to continued abuse and hostile encounters,” Washington said.
Washington acknowledged that FEMA teams have also faced hostility from people with Harris Waltz signs or no campaign signs on their property, but on this special visit. I didn't experience it.
According to screenshots obtained by Messages such as “No contact allowed for each department” are said to have been recorded in the skip home log. Daily Wire. Washington allegedly provided guidance to workers in Highland County, Florida. 70% of residents I voted for Trump.
President Joe Biden said Hurricanes Helen and Milton devastated the region in October, leaving millions without power and causing about $50 billion in economic losses. said He said this in a statement on October 11th.
Hershey told The Wire that the agency is “aware” of the incident and is taking immediate action.
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