{"id":124193,"date":"2024-11-10T10:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T03:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124193"},"modified":"2024-11-10T10:49:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T03:49:56","slug":"fema-worker-fired-for-directing-relief-response-away-from-homes-with-pro-trump-signs-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124193","title":{"rendered":"FEMA worker fired for directing relief response away from homes with pro-Trump signs : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || 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Island, Fla., last month.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x2666+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2b%2F8e%2Fea88b55d42df851c74cff38cc3ee%2Fap24314777279508.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                A tattered American flag flaps outside a home after Hurricane Helene and before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, on Anna Maria Island, Fla., last month.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Rebecca Blackwell\/AP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Rebecca Blackwell\/AP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she told a team responding to hurricane survivors to not go to homes with yard signs showing support for President-elect Donald Trump, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the employee\u2019s action \u201creprehensible,\u201d and said the matter had been referred to the Office of Special Counsel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-33601-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5144159\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/07\/nx-s1-5144159\/fema-funding-migrants-disaster-relief-fund\" 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data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+832+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fa2%2Ff48358794b49950b0a2dadfd2294%2Fap24274607077324.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Debris seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 30, in Asheville, N.C.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-33601-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a clear violation of FEMA\u2019s core values &amp; principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation,\u201d Criswell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/press-release\/20241109\/statement-fema-administrator-deanne-criswell-employee-misconduct\">said in a statement<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The agency did not identify the employee or say when or where their actions happened.<\/p>\n<p>Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1855030970140770445\">Gov. Ron DeSantis said<\/a> it happened in Florida. The Republican governor on Saturday reshared a post from The Daily Wire, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/07\/19\/1013793067\/outrage-as-a-business-model-how-ben-shapiro-is-using-facebook-to-build-an-empire\">conservative news and opinion website<\/a> that first reported the news of the firing on Friday, before FEMA issued its statement.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-33601-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5144720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/08\/nx-s1-5144720\/fema-prepares-for-hurricane-milton-while-managing-the-massive-response-to-helene\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/08\\\/nx-s1-5144720\\\/fema-prepares-for-hurricane-milton-while-managing-the-massive-response-to-helene&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/4000x4000+1000+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F61%2F366b417b4249895968a8ba291b67%2Fap24270624946274.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-33601-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said the federal worker\u2019s behavior was &#8220;targeted discrimination&#8221; of Florida residents who support Trump and that he\u2019s directed the Florida Division of Emergency Management to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days,&#8221; DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA workers have been in the state helping residents recover from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/11\/nx-s1-5149899\/florida-airports-amusement-parks-reopen-as-officials-weigh-damage-from-hurricane-milton\">Hurricane Milton<\/a> last month and, before that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/28\/nx-s1-5132035\/death-toll-from-hurricane-helene-mounts-as-aftermath-assessment-begins\">Hurricane Helene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes a month after the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/07\/nx-s1-5144159\/fema-funding-migrants-disaster-relief-fund\">beat back falsehoods<\/a> about its disaster response funding. Criswell also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/08\/nx-s1-5144720\/fema-prepares-for-hurricane-milton-while-managing-the-massive-response-to-helene\">told NPR last month<\/a> that &#8220;disaster response is non-political. It is all about the people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take our mission to help everyone before, during and after disasters seriously. I will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again,\u201d Criswell said in Saturday\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/09\/g-s1-33601\/fema-worker-hurricane-trump-signs-florida\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tattered American flag flaps outside a home after Hurricane Helene and before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, on Anna Maria Island, Fla., last month. 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