EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs

A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by multiple federal employees.

A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, internal messages viewed by The Daily Wire reveal. The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, relayed this message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire.

The government employees told The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance, meaning they were not given the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance. Images shared with The Daily Wire show that houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote in the government system messages such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.”

It is unclear whether the same guidance was issued elsewhere in the country. The employees were part of a Department of Homeland Security surge capacity force team, meaning they volunteered from other DHS agencies to help an understaffed FEMA as it dealt with a second major hurricane in a span of just a few weeks.

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[Hoodat]

Democrats  -  Opposing Equal Protection since 1836.

[catfish1957]

https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs

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Most egregious violation of the Hatch Act I have seen since enactment.  I don't know what the max penalties are, but this is an example of where it should be applied.

[Kamaji]

Has he been fired yet?

[catfish1957]

Has he been fired yet?

Fired?  Jail Time more appropriate.

[Bigun]

Fired?  Jail Time more appropriate.

Both if you ask me!

[Cyber Liberty]

Fired?  Jail Time more appropriate.

He won't get either.   He'll get a strongly worded letter in his Permanent File.

[Bigun]

He won't get either.   He'll get a strongly worded letter in his Permanent File.

If that.

[catfish1957]

He won't get either.   He'll get a strongly worded letter in his Permanent File.

Double Secret Probation.

[Wingnut]

He won't get either.   He'll get a strongly worded letter in his Permanent File.

And a promotion.

[mountaineer]

Our tax dollars NOT at work, as usual.

[jafo2010]

Whoever this so called official is, he should be terminated immediately!!!


A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by multiple federal employees.

A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, internal messages viewed by The Daily Wire reveal. The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, relayed this message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire.

The government employees told The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance, meaning they were not given the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance. Images shared with The Daily Wire show that houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote in the government system messages such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs?topStoryPosition=1

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Not just grounds for termination, but for incarceration.

Has no place in this country.

People suffered and some died while FEMA agents were playing politics

[PeteS in CA]

Unsurprisingly. BTW, FEMA has admitted this happened and supposedly will discipline the official.

[Smokin Joe]

Unsurprisingly. BTW, FEMA has admitted this happened and supposedly will discipline the official.

It better be much more than a slap on the wrist.

[jafo2010]

Discipline is not good enough.  Outright termination is the ONLY just outcome of such a cretin.

[mountaineer]

Insanity.

[Smokin Joe]

Discipline is not good enough.  Outright termination is the ONLY just outcome of such a cretin.

I'd add without possibility of re-hire.

[Bigun]

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1855060304532488514

[Sighlass]

The whole agency is corrupt, they will just make it an unwritten rule in the future and keep doing the same thing. Corrupt I say... just now they slipped up and got caught.

[Bigun]

The whole agency is corrupt, they will just make it an unwritten rule in the future and keep doing the same thing. Corrupt I say... just now they slipped up and got caught.

Determine the budget for FEMA, disband it completely, and distribute the money to states based on historical need, and let the states deal with emergencies.

[Smokin Joe]

Determine the budget for FEMA, disband it completely, and distribute the money to states based on historical need, and let the states deal with emergencies.

Let the states form mutual aid compacts.

[Bigun]

Let the states form mutual aid compacts.

  

[mountaineer]

Ron DeSantis
@GovRonDeSantis
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.

At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination of Floridians who support Donald Trump.

New leadership is on the way in DC, and I’m optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.
6:33 PM · Nov 8, 2024

[Bigun]

[Wingnut]

The federal government is rife with racist black women.  Fema and the sba even moreso.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

The federal government is rife with racist black women.  Fema and the sba even moreso.

Fire her, immediately

[Wingnut]

Fire her, immediately

She was reassigned.   Then suspended.   In a few weeks she will quietly be reinstated.  She is a protected dei afirmitve of a action  hire.

[Bigun]

She was reassigned.   Then suspended.   In a few weeks she will quietly be reinstated.  She is a protected dei afirmitve of a action  hire.

Likely in a higher position which pays more.

[mystery-ak]

 FEMA ‘horrified’ after confirming workers directed to ‘avoid homes’ with Trump signs in hurricane-ravaged Florida community
By Victor Nava   
Published Nov. 8, 2024, 8:35 p.m. ET

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor told disaster relief workers in Florida to “avoid homes” with signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency confirmed Friday.

The FEMA official — Marn’i Washington — conveyed her edict both verbally and in a Microsoft Teams chat used by relief workers canvassing Lake Placid homes ravaged by Hurricane Milton last month, according to the Daily Wire.

“Avoid homes advertising Trump,” Washington wrote in a “best practices” memo to employees.   

The order was the second bullet point in a list instructing workers to not go “anywhere alone,” practice “de-escalation,” stay hydrated and to “follow the rules.”

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https://nypost.com/2024/11/08/us-news/fema-workers-told-to-avoid-homes-with-trump-signs-in-hurricane-ravaged-florida-community/

[Bigun]

FEMA ‘horrified’ after confirming workers directed to ‘avoid homes’ with Trump signs in hurricane-ravaged Florida community

I'm sure they are horrified that it came to light!

[SZonian]

A vile, disgusting piece of trash...
Imagine for one second if something similar had been done to Kamala supporters.

[mystery-ak]

FEMA official removed from role for directing hurricane relief away from Trump supporters' homes
The FEMA official instructed workers canvassing Lake Placid in Florida to 'avoid homes advertising Trump'
 By Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News
Published November 9, 2024 10:56am EST

A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official who instructed Hurricane Milton relief workers to skip homes with Trump signs has been removed from her role, a FEMA spokesperson tells Fox News, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is investigating the federal agency over the controversy.

The FEMA official, who has not been named by the agency, instructed workers canvassing Lake Placid in Florida to "avoid homes advertising Trump," as they ascertained what residents could qualify for federal aid, according to internal messages first obtained by the Daily Wire.

The Daily Wire reports that government employees told the outlet that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were bypassed from the end of October and into November due to the "best practices" guidance from the official. The houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote messages such as: "Trump sign no entry per leadership," in a government system, per the outlet.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/fema-official-removed-from-role-directing-hurricane-relief-away-from-trump-supporters-homes

[mystery-ak]

removed from her role

Does that mean *fired* or just transferred to another position?

[PeteS in CA]

Improving accuracy:

I'm sure they are horrified that it came to light!

[Timber Rattler]

A FEMA spokesperson tells Fox News that it is "deeply disturbed" by the employee’s actions and says it is an "isolated incident."

They don't know that it is an "isolated incident" at all, and probably fear that it was actually the norm, especially now that Trump is going to be the old/new boss again.

Does that mean *fired* or just transferred to another position?

I have no doubt that she was sent back to her office, told to shut up and keep her head down, that this too shall pass, and she will be quietly promoted to another office inside FEMA.  That's how it always works in federal service...failing upward.

[GtHawk]

I'd add without possibility of re-hire.

I would add no possibility of being hired to any position in the federal government/bueracracy.

Where is the picture of this miscreant, they need to be made internet infamous and not be allowed to be memory holed.

[Cyber Liberty]

Does that mean *fired* or just transferred to another position?

My bet is "transferred."  Probably no cut in what we're paying her.   

[Smokin Joe]

This is a hate crime. No other way to look at it. Not sure what the statute of limitations is on a hate crime, but it damn sure won't be up when Trump is sworn in.

[GtHawk]

This person is despicable, there is no doubt, but what about the FEMA workers that were just fine with screwing over people just because of their political views, they shouldn’t be kept on either.

[rmc51]

'Not Enough': FEMA Supervisor Reportedly Fired After Directing Workers to Skip Homes With Trump Signs
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/11/09/not-enough-fema-supervisor-fired-after-directing-workers-to-skip-homes-with-trump-signsflags-n2403562?utm_source=twdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=fc85d9fd0a377773055f1925941bbce485d3c69b5dace0c187ab5912dd7d0cd7&lctg=26251812

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It's been reported that whistleblowers have come forward with proof that a FEMA supervisor told relief workers in Florida after Hurricane Milton to avoid and ignore going to homes with Trump signs, flags and banners. The Daily Wire first reported the story.

[rmc51]

M-ak:
This has been posted in another section. I tried to remove it but was told that I cannot remove my posts. I didn't find the other post until after I posted. Sorry.
Please remove

[rmc51]

'Not Enough': FEMA Supervisor Reportedly Fired After Directing Workers to Skip Homes With Trump Signs
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2024/11/09/not-enough-fema-supervisor-fired-after-directing-workers-to-skip-homes-with-trump-signsflags-n2403562?utm_source=twdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=fc85d9fd0a377773055f1925941bbce485d3c69b5dace0c187ab5912dd7d0cd7&lctg=26251812

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It was originally reported that FEMA removed the supervisor from her role, but not the reporter who broke the story is now saying the supervisor in question has been fired

That might be the first person in the Biden administration to ever have been remotely held accountable, but the story might go deeper than this, and the punishment certainly doesn't seem like enough.

Remember when Biden said that claims of any politicization in FEMA's operations were "disinformation and lies"? More "disinformation" has been proven to be true.

[Bigun]

@MOD3 Please see above post.

[rmc51]

FEMA fires employee who told workers to avoid homes with Trump signs after hurricane

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fema-fires-employee-who-told-workers-to-avoid-helping-trump-supporters-after-hurricane

Quote:
A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency’s leader said in a statement Saturday.

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

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3225155/fema-supervisor-who-told-team-to-avoid-homes-with-trump-signs-speaks-out/

A report from earlier this week showed that a FEMA supervisor advised her team to “avoid” Florida homes “advertising Trump.” That supervisor, Marn’i Washington, says she is a “patsy” and that FEMA made her a “scapegoat.”

Washington told the Washington Examiner that not only did she and her teams canvas houses with Trump signage, “we’ve registered and provided resources to Trump supporters.”

The language in the leaked screenshot was “shorthand,” according to Washington. She explained the full context: Washington let her supervisors “know specific streets we could not do because of hostile political encounters,” and according to communications obtained by the Washington Examiner, she was encouraged and supported in her decision to avoid certain streets “to keep the team safe.”

Washington noted that the next bullet point on the leaked message spoke about de-escalation, which she said was necessary because “FEMA workers were having their lives threatened.”

Several of these hostile encounters were documented in the media, but Washington is demanding FEMA “turn over incident reports” showing additional hostilities that resulted in her having to avoid certain streets.

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“The running trend of those encounters just so happened to [be at houses that] have Trump campaign signage,” Washington said. “The notation that was leaked had nothing to do with their political stance. It was with the objective of safety.”

After the bombshell report came out on Thursday, Washington said she “received death threats.” She said “I agree with the whistleblowers. They are telling you the truth,” but that the real issue is that FEMA employees are not given the resources and protection they need to be able to provide help to every household.

She said they do not have a police patrol or FEMA security team that follows the crews in Florida. “What we have is ourselves to survive,” Washington said. “And they will tell you, ‘Oh, if you do get in too much of a pickle, call 911.’” That’s why “the first thing [mentioned in the leaked message] is avoidance, and then the next thing is de-escalation.”

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[Wingnut]

"Patsy" "scapegoat"?   C'mon sister throw the race card you know you want to.

[mystery-ak]

FEMA supervisor who told team to ‘avoid’ homes with Trump signs says she’s a ‘scapegoat’
By
Peter Cordi
November 10, 2024 3:15 am
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EXCLUSIVE — A report from earlier this week showed that a FEMA supervisor advised her team to “avoid” Florida homes “advertising Trump.” That supervisor, Marn’i Washington, says she is a “patsy” and that FEMA made her a “scapegoat.”

Washington told the Washington Examiner that not only did she and her teams canvas houses with Trump signage, “we’ve registered and provided resources to Trump supporters.”

The language in the leaked screenshot was “shorthand,” according to Washington. She explained the full context: Washington let her supervisors “know specific streets we could not do because of hostile political encounters,” and according to communications obtained by the Washington Examiner, she was encouraged and supported in her decision to avoid certain streets “to keep the team safe.”

Washington noted that the next bullet point on the leaked message spoke about de-escalation, which she said was necessary because “FEMA workers were having their lives threatened.”

more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3225155/fema-supervisor-who-told-team-to-avoid-homes-with-trump-signs-speaks-out/

[libertybele]

The premiums that those pay to FEMA need to be returned!

[Timber Rattler]

"Patsy" "scapegoat"?   C'mon sister throw the race card you know you want to.

Oh she will, along with the expected "I did it for safety" since we all know Trump supporters are violent insurrectionists, even in disaster zones. (/sarc)