FEMA Employee Fired for Urging Team to Avoid Homes With Trump Signs

‘I want to be clear to all of my employees and the American people, this type of behavior and action will not be tolerated at FEMA,’ the agency’s director said.

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, Fla., on Oct. 8, 2024. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo

An employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been fired from her position after she allegedly urged her team not to visit homes with signs backing then-presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, the director of the agency said amid mounting investigations into the matter.

In a statement posted on social media platform X, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell said that the employee, who she did not name, was “terminated” and that the agency has “referred the matter to the Office of Special Counsel.”