Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell appeared earlier than congressional committees on Tuesday as allegations surfaced that Trump supporters’ houses have been deliberately skipped throughout catastrophe support efforts following Hurricane Milton.
Criswell, addressing two Home committees, denied that the alleged concentrating on mirrored any systemic bias inside FEMA.
She attributed the incident to a “rogue worker” and confirmed that the worker in query, Marn’i Washington, had been terminated.
As beforehand reported, FEMA official Marn’i Washington ordered her workers to keep away from aiding houses with Trump flags of their yards following the aftermath of a latest hurricane in Florida.
A whistleblower got here ahead with textual content messages revealing FEMA official Marn’i Washington ordered aid employees to purposely skip over houses in Florida displaying Trump indicators within the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
In keeping with inside messages obtained by The Day by day Wire, FEMA discriminated towards Trump supporters in want of assist in the aftermath of the latest hurricanes that handed by means of the Southeast.
EXCLUSIVE: Inside messages obtained by The Day by day Wire present a FEMA official ordered aid employees in Florida to not assist homes with Trump indicators pic.twitter.com/o73ejUuYUG
— Day by day Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024
“Whistleblowers say that aid employees have been advised it was “finest apply” to cross over homes “promoting Trump.”” The Day by day Wire reported.
The employees would enter into the system that they made no contact with the residents, blaming the directive: “Trump signal, no contact per management”
Whistleblowers say that aid employees have been advised it was “finest apply” to cross over homes “promoting Trump.”
The employees would enter into the system that they made no contact with the residents, blaming the directive: “Trump signal, no contact per management” pic.twitter.com/1b0uL7pSDy
— Day by day Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024
Marn’i’s workers at FEMA complied and left out a minimum of 20 houses of struggling People.
Beneath questioning from Rep. Paulina Luna, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell admitted the company skipped 20 homes with Trump indicators that wanted hurricane aid.
WATCH:
FEMA admits to skipping 20 homes with Donald Trump indicators that wanted hurricane assist
So who’s going to jail? pic.twitter.com/KXv5NlGGz3
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 20, 2024
