Fema supervisor fired for ordering stormtroopers not to help Trump voters

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) supervisor was fired for telling employees helping hurricane survivors to avoid homes with signs supporting Donald Trump.

The agency’s head, Deanne Criswell, called the regulator’s actions “reprehensible” and said Fema takes seriously its mission to “help everyone before, during and after disasters.”

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DeSantis described the situation as “targeted discrimination” against Trump supporters in Florida.

Fema workers were in Florida last month to help residents recover from Hurricane Milton and had to assess damage to homes to determine who qualifies to apply for federal aid.

The Daily Wire reported Friday that Fema workers had been checking homes in Lake Placid when they were ordered to close off properties that had yard signs supporting the Republican candidate.

“Trump is signing off on no entry per tour,” internal government system communications said. reports the Daily Wire.

“When we got there, we were told to discriminate against people,” a whistleblower told the outlet. “It’s almost unbelievable to think that someone in the federal government would think that’s OK.”

Criswell, the Fema director, ended her statement by saying she will “continue to do everything I can to ensure this never happens again.”

Congressman James Comer said he would call on Criswell to appear before the House Oversight Committee hearing on November 19.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley also released a letter calling for those involved to be prosecuted if necessary.

Florida has been hit by two major hurricanes in recent months.

At Milton, at least 24 people died, leaving millions of homes and businesses without power.

Two weeks before Milton, Hurricane Helene made landfall and became the deadliest storm to hit the US mainland since Katrina.

More than 200 people died, more than half of them in North Carolina, where entire communities were destroyed.