A Federal Emergency Management Agency employee has been fired after they advised their disaster relief team to avoid homes with signs supporting former President Donald Trump while canvassing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the actions of the employee "reprehensible" and said they have been terminated from their role.
"This is a clear violation of FEMA's core values & principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation." CNN reported on Friday that the employee had been removed from their role and that the incident was under investigation.The agency did not identify the employee and said it believed it was "an isolated incident."
The agency on Friday deployed a new team to knock on doors in the affected area to contact those who may not have been previously reached.
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