According to domestic records obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by various federal employees, a national disaster relief national instructed employees to inspect Donald Trump supporters ‘ homes while assessing the damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida.
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FEMA’s Marn’i Washington instructed staff to “avoid houses marketing Trump” as they surveyed Lake Placid, Florida, to detect citizens who might be eligible for federal aid in messages that were reviewed by The Daily Wire. Many government employees who spoke to The Daily Wire claimed that the pleasure team used group chat and verbal communication to communicate the message.
Due to the direction, at least 20 properties with Trump signs or banners were skipped from the end of October and into November, according to the government workers, meaning they were denied the opportunity to receive FEMA support. Homes were allegedly skipped over by the staff, who wrote in the state system” Trump warning no passage per leadership,” according to images shared with The Daily Wire.
Is it still unclear whether the same guidance was issued elsewhere in the nation. The workers volunteered from other DHS organizations to assist an understaffed FEMA as it battled a second major hurricane in a few weeks as part of a surge capacity force led by the Department of Homeland Security.
” I know they’re short-staffed, I thought we could go help and make a difference”, one of the employees told the Daily Wire. We were instructed to treat people differently when we arrived there. It’s almost unbelievable to think that a member of the federal government would agree with that statement.
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The employee, however, felt this blatant political discrimination was wrong.
” I volunteered to help disaster victims, not discriminate against them”, the employee explained. ” It did n’t matter if people were black, white, Hispanic, for Trump, for Harris. Everyone is deserving of the same assistance.
The Biden administration’s slow response to Hurricane Helene in rural areas of the nation was met with criticism for the guidance. In Roan Mountain, Tennessee, for example, locals told The Daily Wire it took nearly two weeks for FEMA to show up. The town is located in Carter County, which voted 81 % for Trump on Tuesday.  ,
In Highlands County, a deep-red community in south central Florida that had a vote of 78 % on Tuesday, FEMA agents instructed residents to stay away from homes that had Trump signs in place. It was hit with tornadoes, torrential wind and rain, and flooding when Milton hit in October.  ,
According to photos of the messages viewed by The Daily Wire, Washington stated in the conversation that it would be “best practice” to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” This guidance, which also included other suggestions like instructing employees to “practice de-escalation and preventative measures” and to “avoid high salt diets and coffee,” was not explained in any way.
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Federal relief workers ‘ tracking devices show they complied with a law that required them to” no entry per leadership” and “per leadership no stop Trump flag” for some addresses marked as” not able to access property.” Despite political displays, a team member complained to DHS that it was their responsibility to inform residents of FEMA benefits.
Washington issued the guidance, according to documents, but did not respond to inquiries. FEMA supervisor Chad Hershey confirmed that the agency is investigating, stating,” We are aware of it and taking proper action”.
Apparently, FEMA will release a statement regarding this bombshell.
