Watch: Fired FEMA Official Says Leaders Ordered “Trump Avoidance” in Florida and North Carolina

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WASHINGTON — A supervisor with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been dismissed following allegations that she directed staff to avoid providing assistance to homes displaying support for President-elect Donald Trump. The directive reportedly left at least 20 Florida homeowners without aid in the wake of Hurricane Milton.

She is now blaming Trump supporters for being hostile to FEMA, and said the ‘avoidance event’ was directed from the top down and she did not act independently.

She justified her actions, saying that there were incident reports that suggested Trump supporters being a danger or threat to FEMA workers.

“They had the Trump campaign signage,” she said.

Marn’i Washington, 38, allegedly instructed her team through a group chat in late October and early November to skip homes with pro-Trump signs while conducting relief efforts in Lake Placid, Florida, according to a report from The Daily Wire. The directive reportedly sparked complaints from other FEMA employees, who said the guidance led to the exclusion of multiple homes from federal disaster relief services.