DHS Fires 3 More FEMA Workers Over Skipped Pro-Trump Homes After Hurricane Milton
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
DHS Fires 3 More FEMA Workers Over Skipped Pro-Trump Homes After Hurricane Milton
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
Three additional FEMA employees were fired Thursday after an inspector general report found crews skipped homes displaying pro-Trump signs during Hurricane Milton relief work in Florida.
DHS said FEMA’s Office of Professional Responsibility found the workers failed to meet conduct standards, adding the dismissals to firings already carried out after the report’s release last week.
The case stems from 2024 instructions by former FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington to avoid certain homes in Lake Placid; she was previously fired over the directive.
Washington has defended her actions, telling the Washington Post crews faced threats, aggressive confrontations and accusations tied to Biden, and that teams avoided homes only when Trump signs were paired with signs of hostility such as gun references.
DHS and FEMA said the agency has now punished everyone responsible and changed survivor outreach procedures to ensure disaster aid is based on need rather than politics.