FEMA supervisor who allegedly advised workers to bypass homes with Trump signs was fired: report
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said that the supervisor named Marn’i Washington, was fired, according to the New York Post.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor who allegedly told employees not to help hurricane victims who had Trump signs in front of their homes in Florida, was reportedly fired.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said that the supervisor, named Marn’i Washington, was fired, according to the New York Post.
“I want to be clear to all of my employees and the American people, this type of behavior and action will not be tolerated at FEMA and we will hold people accountable if they violate these standards of conduct,” she said, the outlet reports.
Earlier this week, a whistleblower at FEMA filed a complaint that alleged an agency official in Florida told disaster relief workers to skip houses that had pro-Donald Trump signs in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
The employees were allegedly told in late October that they should skip houses of Trump supporters when canvassing in Lake Placid, Florida. The guidance was allegedly communicated both verbally and in group chat messages, according to The Daily Wire, though the messages have since been deleted.
At least 20 houses were reportedly skipped over based on the guidance, and therefore were not given the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance.
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered an investigation into the incident.