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.
鈥淭his is a clear violation of FEMA鈥檚 core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation,鈥� FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said. 鈥淭his was reprehensible.鈥�
The agency did not identify the employee, nor did it say where it happened.
But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it 鈥渢argeted discrimination鈥� of Florida residents who support Trump, said it happened in Florida.
DeSantis said he has directed the Florida Division of Emergency Management to begin an investigation into the matter.
鈥淭he 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,鈥� DeSantis said on social media.
鈥淣ew leadership is on the way in DC, and I鈥檓 optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired,鈥� he said.
There were no details in FEMA's statement or DeSantis' comments about the time frame or community where the incident occurred. FEMA workers have been in the state helping residents recover from , which devastated many Florida communities last month.
Criswell said she is determined to hold employees accountable.
鈥淚 will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again,鈥� she said.
The Associated Press
