Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced Tuesday that another whistleblower has accused the Federal Emergency Management Agency of political discrimination.
The new development came during a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing in which members of Congress slammed FEMA Administrator Dean Criswell over the now-fired hurricane relief supervisor, who was forced into the labor force. admitted to ordering people to avoid homes with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.
In the wake of Hurricanes Helen and Milton, then-coach Marni Washington gave the team instructions while conducting relief efforts in Lake Placid, Florida. She claimed the directive followed FEMA's “evasion” and “de-escalation” tactics to avoid “politically hostile” housing.
“This is not an isolated thing,” Washington said, adding that the avoidance doctrine is being deployed outside of Florida.
At a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, Criswell rejected Washington's claims and insisted the incident was limited to one rogue employee. She noted that an ongoing internal investigation has found no evidence of a culture of political discrimination.
“I do not believe that this employee's actions are indicative of a broader cultural problem at FEMA. However, FEMA has taken appropriate steps to ensure that this matter is fully investigated, and I am committed to ensuring that this never happens again,'' Criswell told the committee.
“We are working with the Inspector General to determine if this is more widespread than this, but the evidence we have seen so far indicates that this is an isolated incident and goes beyond what this one employee did. “It shows that they are not,” she said. said.
However, after the hearing, Comer revealed that a second whistleblower had come forward with similar accusations.
Comer shared this development in a post to “He provided a credible account of visiting the home of an elderly veteran's family.”
“During his stay, he told his family that FEMA regulators considered Trump supporters to be domestic terrorists and advised them to remove Trump campaign materials and signs from their homes and yards,” Comer said. continued. “The elderly homeowners were so frightened by this that they removed the signs, fearing that their losses would never be recovered. Yet, FEMA has not returned to their homes.”
He noted that the incident occurred in Georgia, not Florida.
FEMA did not respond to requests for comment. new york post.
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