House Majority Leader [1]Steve Scalise (R-LA) said he will open an
  investigation into a report that the [2]Federal Emergency Management
  Agency blocked disaster relief from supporters of President-elect
  Donald Trump.

  Scalise’s announcement Thursday evening came after the [3]Daily Wire
  reported that a FEMA official ordered employees to “avoid” Florida
  homes “advertising Trump” after Hurricane Milton hit the state.

  “Denying disaster aid to Americans based on their support of President
  Donald Trump is as disgusting as it gets for an unelected bureaucrat
  being paid by American taxpayers,” the lower chamber’s top Republican
  declared in a [4]statement to X.

  “The House will be investigating this outrageous abuse of power,”
  Scalise continued.

  Denying disaster aid to Americans based on their support of President
  Donald Trump is as disgusting as it gets for an unelected bureaucrat
  being paid by American taxpayers.

  The House will be investigating this outrageous abuse of power.
  [5]https://t.co/Cta3PcayNs

    — Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) [6]November 9, 2024

  The federal agency has confirmed whistleblowers’ reports that FEMA
  supervisor Marn’i Washington told employees it was “best practice” to
  skip Trump-supporting homes as they canvassed Florida neighborhoods to
  determine who needed assistance following the recent Hurricane Milton.
  FEMA workers skipped at least 20 known homes with Trump signs or flags
  under Washington’s direction.

  FEMA said it was “deeply disturbed by this employee’s actions” and
  claimed that the agency works to “hel[p] all survivors regardless of
  their political preference or affiliation.”

  After the Washington Examiner pressed FEMA on whether the agency had
  fired the official who denied aid to Trump supporters, it replied, “We
  have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are
  investigating the matter to prevent this from happening ever again.”
  Debris remains on the streets following Hurricanes Helene and Milton as
  Floridians vote in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in
  Treasure Island, Florida. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

  FEMA continued to assert that the employee “had no authority” to give
  the guidance “and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these
  homes.”

  The backlash from top Florida officials following the revelations was
  immediate, with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) calling for his own
  investigation from the Sunshine State’s Division of Emergency
  Management.

  “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,” DeSantis said in a[7] post to X.

  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… [8]https://t.co/3uFpE62vxb

    — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) [9]November 8, 2024

  Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) echoed the
  governor’s rhetoric as they slammed FEMA for “[10]unconscionable
  discrimination.”

  [11]CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

  “While people were dying and in need of help, a FEMA employee decided
  people who support President Trump are not worthy of it,” Luna worried
  in a[12] post to X.

  Trump has criticized FEMA over the agency’s response to help victims
  after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated the Southeast. His
  concerns have particularly [13]resonated with hard-hit communities in
  western North Carolina, where many counties overwhelmingly voted for
  him on Tuesday, despite FEMA’s protestations that accusations of a
  sluggish disaster relief response are false.

References

  1. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/steve-scalise/
  2. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/fema/
  3. https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs
  4. https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/1855042914520646069
  5. https://t.co/Cta3PcayNs
  6. https://twitter.com/SteveScalise/status/1855042914520646069?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
  7. https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1855030970140770445
  8. https://t.co/3uFpE62vxb
  9. https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1855030970140770445?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
 10. https://x.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1855022458300252380
 11. http://washingtonexaminer.com/
 12. https://x.com/RepLuna/status/1855057686758342840
 13. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3198181/trump-appeals-north-carolina-voters-after-helene/

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