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A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official was fired after ordering emergency responders to leave the homes of President-elect Trump's supporters following devastating hurricanes.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a FEMA spokesperson said they were “deeply disturbed” following the incident, noting that the official who issued the instruction “was not given any instructions to say teams to avoid these houses.
“While we believe this to be an isolated incident, we have taken steps to remove the employee from his position and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening again,” the spokesperson said. word.
“The employee who issued these directives had no authority and received no instructions to tell crews to avoid these homes, and we are reaching out to people who may not have been contacted at the following this incident,” the agency said.
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FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The Daily Wire first obtained internal messages about the incident.
In the messages obtained by the outlet, a FEMA official is seen asking workers to “avoid homes advertising for Trump,” among other practices.
The outlet noted that aid workers would enter a tracking system because they had no contact with residents, blaming the directive: “Trump sign, no contact by direction.”
Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida. (Office of MP Kat Cammack)
The agency said it was investigating the incident and taking it “extremely seriously.”
FEMA noted that following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the agency assisted more than 365,000 households and provided more than $898 million in direct assistance.
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“We are horrified by what happened and have therefore taken extreme measures to correct this situation and ensured that the matter is addressed at all levels,” the agency said. “Helping people is what we do best and our workforce across the agency will continue to serve survivors for as long as it takes.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference on storm preparedness. (Florida Governor's Office)
In a statement on X, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that his administration was launching an investigation into FEMA following the agency's “blatant militarization.”
“The blatant militarization of government by partisan activists within the federal bureaucracy is another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is living its final days,” he said. “Under my leadership, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump.”
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“New leadership is on the way to Washington DC and I am hopeful that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired,” he added.
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The discovery of mismanagement came after the Biden administration lectured about the spread of “misinformation” about FEMA.
During a White House speech on the government's response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene, President Biden denounced the “reckless, irresponsible and relentless misinformation and outright lies that continue to circulate.”
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“This $750 that they're talking about, Mr. Trump and all these others know that it's a lie to suggest that's all they're going to get,” Biden said during a speech in October. “It's just weird. They need to stop this. They're so un-American with the way they talk about this stuff.”