Video: GOP Rep Says Directive to Ignore Homes With Trump Flags Came From Top FEMA Officials
"Somebody higher up within FEMA was advising the people on the ground to do this," he claims.
The decision to ignore hurricane-stricken homes that displayed support for Trump wasn’t determined by a single FEMA official, rather that directive came from the top of the agency, claims Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.).
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has come under fire after internal chats leaked to The Daily Wire showed a FEMA supervisor instructing workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida, to find residents who qualify for federal aid.
But Rep. Steube claimed Monday that the FEMA supervisor’s politically motivated directive wasn’t an isolated decision, but rather part of a systemic practice by FEMA.
“If it was happening in Lake Placid, it’s happening all across the great state of Florida. It’s probably happening in western North Carolina, probably happening all of the states that were hit by Hurricane Helene,” Steube told Fox News.