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Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis is warning President Joe Biden and FEMA leadership to make sure they preserve all evidence related to the agency’s apparent discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump that were affected by Hurricane Milton, according to a Saturday letter to the White House first obtained by The Daily Wire. DeSantis’s office is demanding that Biden, FEMA, and DHS take “immediate steps” to preserve all records and documentation related to the incident, including any communications between FEMA, DHS, and other federal entities that “could provide evidence of partisan bias in the denial of disaster benefits.” “I have been made aware of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) politicization of hurricane recovery assistance in Florida. Specifically, FEMA’s actions withholding federal assistance for disaster impacted Floridians based on political affiliation,” wrote Kevin Guthrie, the executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. “As you know, FEMA plays a critical role in assisting individuals and communities during times of disaster and crisis,” continued Guthrie, who signed himself as the governor’s authorized representative. “It is essential that the Agency’s actions be fair, impartial, and focused on the needs of those affected, notwithstanding their political beliefs; any actions otherwise erode credibility with the public that we are entrusted to serve.” READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs “As the Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), it is my duty to faithfully serve all Floridians and ensure that every individual gets the aid that they deserve, notwithstanding their individual beliefs—political or otherwise.” The letter includes a copy of an explosive report from The Daily Wire, based on internal correspondence and the confirmation of multiple federal employees, exposing that a federal disaster relief official ordered workers to skip the homes of Americans who displayed flags or signs supporting Donald Trump as they offered support to those impacted by Hurricane Milton. In his letter to FEMA and the White House, Guthrie said “these actions undermine public trust in our recovery efforts.” “Given the significant impact these decisions have on individuals and communities—many of whom are already vulnerable in the wake of a disaster—it is imperative that the full scope of any such misconduct be investigated and addressed,” he wrote. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Daily Wire’s reported Friday that FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington told workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to find residents who qualified for federal aid. Washington relayed the message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire. Microsoft Teams chat used by FEMA workers. / The Daily Wire Due to this guidance, FEMA skipped at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags between the end of October and beginning of November, the government employees said. The Daily Wire previously published images showing the houses that were skipped by the workers, who noted in their government systems: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.” These employees were part of a Department of Homeland Security surge capacity force team, which means that they volunteered from other DHS agencies to aid FEMA with the second major hurricane in a month. “I know they’re short-staffed, I thought we could go help and make a difference,” one of the employees told The Daily Wire. “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.” “I volunteered to help disaster victims, not discriminate against them,” the employee added. “It didn’t matter if people were black, white, Hispanic, for Trump, for Harris. Everyone deserves the same amount of help.” Following publication of The Daily Wire’s report on Friday, FEMA said that it was “deeply disturbed” by the news. “While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening ever again,” FEMA told The Daily Wire. “The employee who issued this guidance had no authority and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these homes and we are reaching out to the people who may have not been reached as a result of this incident. This is a matter that we take extremely seriously and we are doing everything we can to make sure all survivors receive support from FEMA.” FULL STATEMENT: “FEMA helps all survivors regardless of their political preference or affiliation and we are deeply disturbed by this employee’s actions. While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are… — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 8, 2024

The FEMA supervisor who ordered relief workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters while administering hurricane aid in Florida has been fired following the Daily Wire report. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced Saturday that supervisor Marn’i Washington had been fired after she ordered federal employees under her supervision to“avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, according to messages shared with The Daily Wire by whistleblowers. These instructions were given both verbally and in writing, multiple government employees revealed. “More than 22,000 FEMA employees every day adhere to FEMA’s core values and are dedicated to helping people before, during and after disasters, often sacrificing time with their own families to help disaster survivors. Recently, one FEMA employee departed from these values to advise her survivor assistance team to not go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Trump,” Criswell said in a statement. “This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation. This was reprehensible.” “I want to be clear to all of my employees and the American people, this type of behavior and action will not be tolerated at FEMA and we will hold people accountable if they violate these standards of conduct,” she added. READ MORE: EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs Criswell said that the incident had been referred to a special counsel for investigation. “We take our mission to help everyone before, during and after disasters seriously. This employee has been terminated and we have referred the matter to the Office of Special Counsel. I will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again,” she said.  Federal employees told The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes were skipped from late October to November because of the guidance, which was given verbally and in a group chat. The report prompted state and federal officials to demand an investigation into the incident.  Microsoft Teams chat used by FEMA workers. / The Daily Wire Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said the Daily Wire’s report was “sickening,” and also that she fears her constituents were targeted. “My district was one of the most heavily impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and it has been sickening to hear that more than half of my constituents were discriminated against for their political beliefs. Big government bureaucrats despise everyday Americans because they are not politically expedient for them,” Luna told The Daily Wire on Saturday. “I demand answers from FEMA Administrator Criswell and Congress must fully investigate this matter. The days of putting Americans and America last are over.” In a Friday letter, Luna demanded answers from Criswell on after The Daily Wire report.  Luna asked Criswell to provide answers on what she knew about FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington’s instructions to federal relief workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump” in a group chat used by relief workers.  “It is completely unacceptable that a FEMA official was allowed to exploit Hurricane Milton to further their political beliefs at a time when Americans were struggling due to the damage caused by the storm,” Luna wrote, citing The Daily Wire. “The opportunity to apply for federal aid through FEMA should never be used to discriminate against an individual.” I just took swift action for the American people, and I’m demanding answers from @FEMA_Deanne on why Americans were discriminated against by their government based on who they support in an election. The findings are revolting, and we need accountability. You have until 11/25. pic.twitter.com/Jz2gQVmhpc — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) November 9, 2024 An employee under Washington’s supervision previously filed a complaint about the guidance with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. As of Thursday, government employees told The Daily Wire that Washington had only been reassigned to a different Florida county, but FEMA said as of Friday that she was no longer actively working for the agency.  Luna demanded that Criswell respond by November 25 with information on what actions FEMA had taken and when it first became aware of the guidance. Luna’s letter asks what actions FEMA has taken to ensure that homes that were skipped received the necessary aid, and how guidance from supervisors is approved.  A number of other state and federal lawmakers have demanded investigations into FEMA following The Daily Wire’s report, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who ordered his state’s Division of Emergency Management to investigate the incident. The Florida official in charge of that agency wrote a letter to the White House on Saturday, obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire, ordering the administration to preserve all records for the pending investigation.

Underneath a recent Instagram reel showing a pretty blonde proud Kamala Harris supporter wearing a T-Shirt emblazoned “WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS,” a caption stated: “pink is optional voting is not! strut your way to the polls and VOTE like a woman!”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rachel Martino (@rachmartino) It’s typical to see women who are normally non-political share whom they’re voting for – if they’re voting Democrat, of course. Unless a woman is explicitly political on Instagram, she wouldn’t tell anyone she was voting for Donald Trump. What was atypical, or at least unexpected, were the comments underneath the original post. “Can’t wait until there’s an actual good female candidate worth voting for!!” “would love to see a female president but not an incompetent one TY lol” “I voted for the other one, and I am still very much a woman.” Women were told since Kamala Harris became the last-minute Democrat presidential nominee that she was the obvious choice. Of course women should vote for her. How could any woman vote against another woman? Didn’t they want a woman president? And of course, there was the long list of reasons why women shouldn’t – nay COULDN’T – vote for Donald Trump. Women everywhere were exclaiming that their daughters’ futures were on the line; they absolutely HAD to vote for Kamala to defend their daughters’ access to abortions; Donald Trump was a disgusting man who was literally Hitler, if you asked the mainstream media; Donald Trump was simply too evil to be in office, no matter what his actual policies were. I’m sorry but this is mental illness. You’re crying on camera because Trump, WHO IS PRO-CHOICE, might be President for the next four years and you’re scared that your little girl can’t get an ABORTION?! Mental illness. It’s the only explanation. pic.twitter.com/twVXTEMEGO — Samantha D. (@Prolife_Sam) November 5, 2024 And yet — women voted for Donald Trump. The pressure exerted by the media, by influencers, by celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, amounted to nothing at all. Harris had the lowest turnout from women in the last three elections, lower than both Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. 52% of white women voted for Trump. What happened? It turns out that women aren’t stupid enough to be swayed simply because another woman is running for the highest seat in the land. Women are not some faceless horde ready to fight for someone based solely on identity politics. Women weren’t convinced by a woman who was so bad at her job that she resorted to incoherent rambling and high-pitched cackling. And what the Democrats thought was a winning strategy — telling women not to think with their heads but to vote based off of hashtags like #imwithher — turned out to be an offensive joke. This time, women voted for what they cared about. Women cared about their grocery bills. They cared about their daughters playing sports and entering bathrooms safely. They cared about crime rates. They cared about illegal immigration. And yes, they even cared about abortion – but perhaps less about ruining their daughters’ futures because they wouldn’t have access to on-demand abortions, and more about babies not being torn limb from limb in the womb. Perhaps the fact that Kamala Harris was so bad at her job, so utterly irritating, allowed women to ignore the calls to vote for a woman, any woman, and instead look at the facts. And the facts on the ground were clear —  a vote for Trump was a vote for women. * * * Abby Roth is the creator of Classically Abby and The First-Generation Stay-At-Home Mom, a newsletter for all stay-at-home moms, but particularly for those who are the first in their families to take on the role of mother and caretaker as a full-time vocation. You can follow her on Instagram at @thefirstgensahm and on X at @classicallyabby.

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