A former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee said the guidance to skip over houses with Trump signs and banners is part of a larger diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issue with the agency, saying it was "completely avoidable."



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House panel demands interviews with FEMA employees as part of probe into ‘systemic bias’ against Trump supporters

The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding interviews with several Federal Emergency Management Agency employees as it investigates possible “systemic bias” against supporters of President-elect Donald Trump at the disaster relief agency.

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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) revealed Monday that FEMA employees told him that the agency has a “pattern” of discriminating against conservatives, contradicting claims from FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. Comer told Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro that he had spoken with FEMA employees who appeared to confirm fired supervisor Marn’i Washington’s claims that her instructions for workers in Florida to “avoid homes …

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Comer Has Evidence Other FEMA Workers Were Told To Skip Trump Homes: ‘This Is A Pattern’

Last week, Blaze News covered a story about a FEMA supervisor named Marn’i Washington who was fired due to a released report accusing her of ordering relief agents under her authority to avoid homes with Trump signs in Lake Placid, Florida.According to Washington, however, she was merely the scapego...

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Last week, Blaze News covered a story about a FEMA supervisor named Marn’i Washington who was fired due to a released report accusing her of ordering relief agents under her authority to avoid homes with Trump signs in Lake Placid, Florida.
	According to Washington, however, she was merely the scapegoat for FEMA’s broader discriminatory policies.
	“FEMA preaches avoidance first, and then de-escalation. This is not isolated. This is a colossal ev…

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FIRST ON FOX — The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding interviews with three FEMA employees on possible "systemic bias" against Trump supporters — as the agency deals with fallout from now-fired employee Marn'i Washington telling relief workers to skip houses visibly advertising support…

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House committee demands interviews with FEMA employees about order to avoid Trump supporters' houses

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is facing intense scrutiny after a former employee slammed the agency’s emphasis on equity, alleging it has led to politicized disaster response. The criticism comes on the heels of a disturbing incident in which a FEMA official instructed workers to avoid homes displaying Trump signs during relief efforts following a hurricane. The Daily Wire reported that approximately 20 homes were passed over in…

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Comer Has Evidence Other FEMA Workers Were Told To Skip Trump Homes: ‘This Is A Pattern’ - Conservative Angle

Read Time:2 Minute, 48 Second                 FIRST ON FOX — The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding interviews with three FEMA employees on possible “systemic bias” against Trump supporters — as the agency deals with fallout from now-fired employee Marn’i Washington telling relief workers to skip houses visibly advertising support for President-elect Donald Trump during recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton.  In a letter to FEMA Ad…

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House committee demands interviews with FEMA employees about order to avoid Trump supporters’ houses

— The House Homeland Security Committee is demanding interviews with three FEMA employees on possible ‘systemic bias’ against Trump supporters — as the agency deals with fallout from now-fired employee Marn’i Washington telling relief workers to skip houses visibly advertising support for President-elect Trump during recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton.  In a letter to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Homeland Security Committee Chair Mar…

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in hot water after a leaked memo revealed that some FEMA workers are refusing to provide federal aid to people who support Donald Trump. At least one individual was “removed from their [sic] role” over the scandal, which involved FEMA workers being told to “avoid Trump houses” in Hurricane Milton-ravaged central Florida. A FEMA supervisor named Marn’i Washington reportedly told aid workers to “av…

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Former FEMA employee slams agency on equity focus after official tells workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

Former FEMA employee slams agency on equity focus after official tells workers to avoid homes with Trump signs

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