FEMA Fires Administrator Who Told Aid Workers to Avoid Homes with Trump Campaign Signs

A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee was fired after he instructed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with signs supporting President Trump in their yards, the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Saturday.

“This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values ​​and principles of helping people regardless of their political affiliation,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “This was reprehensible.”

The agency did not identify the employee or say where the incident occurred.

But Florida governor Ron DeSantis said this was “targeted discrimination” against Florida residents who supported Trump and said it was happening in Florida. Daily Wire first time reported It was stated that the incident occurred after Hurricane Milton in Lake Placid.

Mr. DeSantis said he had directed the Florida Department of Emergency Management to launch an investigation into the matter.

“The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days,” Mr. DeSantis said on social media.

“New leadership is on the way in D.C., and I am optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired,” he said.

There were no details in FEMA’s statement or in Mr. DeSantis’ comments about the time period or community in which the incident occurred. FEMA workers across the state are helping residents recover from Hurricane Milton, which devastated many Florida communities last month.

Ms. Criswell said she was committed to holding employees accountable. “I will continue to do everything I can to ensure this never happens again,” he said.