It was reported tonight by the Daily Wire that a FEMA supervisor told their relief workers not to help people who had Trump signs in their yards:
EXCLUSIVE: Internal messages obtained by The Daily Wire show a FEMA official ordered relief workers in Florida not to help houses with Trump signs pic.twitter.com/o73ejUuYUG
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024
Whistleblowers say that relief workers were told it was "best practice" to pass over houses "advertising Trump."
The workers would enter into the system that they made no contact with the residents, blaming the directive: "Trump sign, no contact per leadership" pic.twitter.com/1b0uL7pSDy
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024
One worker says it wasn't what he signed up for.
"I thought we could go help and make a difference. When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay.”
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024
Daily Wire reports that a FEMA officials says they are aware of this and are investigating it: “We are aware of it and we are taking action at this moment regarding the situation that you’re talking about.”
Governor DeSantis responded to this tonight and he was furious, saying he was launching an investigation into this “blatant weaponization of government”:
The 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.
At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination of Floridians who support Donald Trump.
New leadership is on the way in DC, and I’m optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.
The 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.
At my direction, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal… https://t.co/3uFpE62vxb
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) November 8, 2024