The Federal Emergency Management Agency, while under the leadership of the Biden administration, was accused of skipping homes that displayed campaign signs supporting President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
A whistleblower report surfaced in late 2024 that FEMA relief workers had been ordered not to provide aid to people displaying Trump signs on their property, eventually prompting several firings at the agency.
‘They deliberately avoided houses displaying support for President Trump and the Second Amendment, illegally collected and stored information about survivors’ political beliefs, and failed to report their malicious behavior.’
Then-FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell told Congress that it was an isolated incident, blaming the misstep on a since-terminated employee.
However, a Department of Homeland Security report released Tuesday revealed that the “abuses were widespread, systematic, and occurred during multiple disasters dating back to Hurricane Ida in 2021.”
Further, the probe claimed that the workers also violated the Privacy Act of 1974 by collecting information about the political beliefs of disaster survivors.
The DHS report listed some examples of observed political signs and flags that FEMA relief workers documented.
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“Trump sign, no contact per leadership,” a FEMA worker wrote in 2024 about a Florida home, according to the report.
“A lot of explicit political flags, posters, etc. ‘F**k Joe Biden’ ‘MAGA 2024’ ‘Joe Biden Sucks’ ‘TRUMP 2024,'” another worker allegedly noted in 2021 about a Pennsylvania residence. “We do not recommend anyone visiting this location.”
“Homeowner had sign stated … this is Trump country,” a third reportedly wrote about a Louisiana property in 2021.
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“The federal government was withholding aid against Americans in crisis based on their political beliefs — this should horrify every American, regardless of political persuasion,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated.
“For years, FEMA employees under the Biden administration intentionally delayed much-needed aid to Americans suffering from natural disasters on purely political grounds,” Noem continued. “They deliberately avoided houses displaying support for President Trump and the Second Amendment, illegally collected and stored information about survivors’ political beliefs, and failed to report their malicious behavior. We will not let this stand.”
The DHS referred the case to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution.
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