Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Friday demanded that FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell respond to allegations that the agency has a widespread policy of avoiding “politically hostile” homes during disaster relief operations.
Grassley, citing reporting from The Daily Wire, asked Criswell to produce records related to now-fired FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington’s guidance for relief workers in Lake Placid, Florida, to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” Whistleblowers said that at least 20 homes were bypassed during the response efforts after Hurricane Milton due to the guidance that was given verbally and in a group chat message.
Grassley said he wants all records of conversations at FEMA that include any of the following words: “Trump,” “Republican,” “conservative,” “politics,” “MAGA,” as well as “germane variations thereof.”
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