A Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor accused of ordering subordinates to skip a Florida home that displayed Trump campaign signs has been fired.
Marni Washington was fired for instructing disaster relief workers in Lake Placid, Florida, to “not go to a house with a yard sign supporting President-elect Trump,” FEMA Administrator Deanne said. Criswell said Saturday.
“This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles of helping people regardless of their political affiliation,” she said, adding, “This employee has been terminated and we are directing this matter to the Special Counsel.” I have referred the matter to the office,” he added.
“I’m going to continue to do everything I can to make sure something like this never happens again.” This ominous directive comes as Washington, 39, joined a FEMA team in the central Florida town in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. It is said to have been issued in late October while collaborating with
“Avoid promoting Trump at home,” she wrote in a “best practices” memo to employees, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Wire.
The instructions also recommended staying hydrated and “following the rules.”
She also gave verbal instructions, the report said.
Washington’s sister April Brown, 39, said she was appalled by her brother’s brazen actions.
“I’m in complete shock,” she said. “I can tell you that she aimed to help and serve all people. I can’t see her doing anything like that because she has that position at FEMA.”
According to a now-deleted LinkedIn, Mr. Washington has been employed by FEMA since 2019 and also works as a Bay Area regional manager for property management company Avanas Capital Management LLC, and owns logistics company Olam Industries LLC. He claims to be the owner of.
According to her sister, the former FEMA worker grew up in Oakland and is passionate about the history of slavery.
She posted articles on her Facebook page in 2019 about what is believed to be the first slave ship to reach the Americas in the 1500s and how the state of California tried to ban free black people in the mid-1800s. posted.
“I’m down to earth and very unpredictable,” she wrote on her social media page with a kissing emoji.
It’s unclear why Washington ordered its staff to play a political role in relief efforts, but local officials have made discriminatory statements against residents of the former federal government. “In times of need, we are all Americans,” said pastor and member Dustin Woods, 39. a member of the town’s Regional Planning Board told the Post.
“There will be no parties while we recover.” Lake Placid Mayor John Holbrook said hearing about her discrimination “really makes me sick.”
“When it comes to politics and religion, everyone should keep it out of business,” he added.
Workers told the Daily Wire that Washington’s edict ultimately led them to skip about 20 homes with Trump signs and flags and remove them from late October to early November. residents say they were not given the opportunity to apply for federal relief assistance in the wake of the devastating Category 3 storm that caused it. Statewide damage is estimated at $50 billion.
In explaining that they were not allowed to go home, one employee wrote on FEMA’s tracking system that “President Trump has signed a no-trespassing sign by leadership,” according to screenshots obtained by the report.
Lake Placid was less severely affected by the destructive storm than areas on the state’s west coast, and officials suggested the damage was primarily caused by tornadoes that struck a small number of neighborhoods and mobile home parks.
Holbrook said many residents are working on their own destruction and debris removal with assistance from Highlands County, adding that he is not aware of a large amount of FEMA activity in the area. .
“We’re picking up most of the debris ourselves,” he said.
Washington, D.C., as Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and several local residents affected by Hurricane Helen began slamming the Biden-Harris administration over the federal government’s slow response to the disaster. issued a memo.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida was furious, saying the former FEMA official’s directive was a clear sign of the “weaponization” of the government by the Biden-Harris administration.
He added: “At my direction, the Office of Emergency Management will launch an investigation into targeted federal discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump.”
Washington did not respond to requests for comment.
