FEMA Fires Manager Who Told Relief Workers To Avoid Homes With Trump Campaign Signs

‘This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation,’ the agency says.

AP/Rebecca Blackwell
A tattered American flag flaps outside a home with furniture and household items damaged by Hurricane Helene piled outside along the street awaiting pickup ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Florida. AP/Rebecca Blackwell

A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President Trump, the agency’s leader said in a statement Saturday.

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