Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor Marnie Washington has been fired after she advised her disaster relief team to stay away from homes where Hurricane Milton devastated the area last month, when elected Signs were put up in support of President Donald Trump. FEMA Administrator Dean Criswell announced his dismissal a day later. daily wire Published a copy of Ms. Washington’s message to her staff regarding the rescue effort. Criswell said Washington violated FEMA values aimed at helping people regardless of their political affiliation.
“This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles of helping people regardless of their political affiliation,” Criswell said Saturday (Nov. 9). This employee has been terminated and we have referred the matter to a special counsel. Sent to the office.”
He said, “Every day more than 22,000 FEMA employees follow FEMA’s core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often leaving their own families behind to help disaster survivors. Sacrifice time with.”
Every day, more than 22,000 FEMA employees follow FEMA’s core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often sacrificing time with their families to help disaster survivors. Let’s sacrifice.
– Dean Criswell (@FEMA_Deanne) 9 November 2024
Ms Washington’s sister April Brown said she was shocked to hear about the charges against her sibling.
Ms. Brown said, “I am completely shocked. I can tell you that she was out to help and serve all people. I can’t see her doing anything like that while in that position with FEMA. ” NY Post.
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What did Washington order?
Ms. Washinton gave the shocking order to her employees, both verbally and in Microsoft Teams chat. “Avoid homes advertising Trump,” he wrote in a “best practices” memo. Signs for the Republican leader were displayed in at least 20 homes between late October and November under Washington’s direction – a common sight during the election season, which was ignored between late October and November. .
After the incident unfolded, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took to Twitter (formerly Twitter) and called Washington’s order “blatant weaponization of the government by partisan activists.”
“At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump,” Mr. DeSantis wrote.
“There is new leadership coming to D.C. and I’m optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be removed,” he said.
Notably, 16 people lost their lives last month after Hurricane Milton dumped nearly 229 mm of rain in just three hours in Florida, causing flash flooding. The tropical storm moved across the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane and then made landfall off the coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, just two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc.
