Three Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisors involved with the scandal in which aid workers were advised to bypass homes with Trump signs in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton have been fired.
That makes four in total, given their walking papers over the incident.
The news appears to contradict former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who told members of the House Oversight Committee that the shocking directive involved a lone employee.
The New York Post reports that Cameron Hamilton, the agency’s current acting administrator, sent a letter to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) advising her of the results of an “exhaustive investigation” into the matter.
“[I]t is essential that the entire workforce understand that this incident was reprehensible, and this type of behavior will not be tolerated at FEMA,” Hamilton wrote, according to the Post.
He is also developing further training for FEMA employees that seeks “to reinforce that political affiliation should never be a consideration in the rendering of assistance.”
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— New York Post (@nypost) March 6, 2025
News that workers had been advised to skip past the homes of those supporting President Trump in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton came as a shock.
Whistleblowers cracked open a story regarding a supervisor directing employees in Lake Placid, Florida to avoid any damaged homes with Trump signs outside when they were canvassing the area following the devastating storm.
Marn’i Washington, also a supervisor with the agency at the time, was fired over the incident, as messages between her and the workers left an obvious trail for what they were doing.
“Best practices” documents, which stated “avoid homes advertising Trump” and employee messages confirming “Trump sign no
