How deep does political hatred go? Enough to deny disaster aid to people who support a candidate you don’t?
Before answering, read this, from Leif Le Mahieu’s article at dailywire.com:
A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by multiple federal employees.
A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, internal messages viewed by The Daily Wire reveal. The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, relayed this message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire.
The government employees told The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance, meaning they were not given the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance. Images shared with The Daily Wire show that houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote in the government system messages such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.”
It is unclear whether the same guidance was issued elsewhere in the country. The employees were part of a Department of Homeland Security surge capacity force team, meaning they volunteered from other DHS agencies to help an understaffed FEMA as it dealt with a second major hurricane in a span of just a few weeks.
Microsoft Teams chat used by FEMA workers.
The guidance came as the Biden administration was criticized over its sluggish response to Hurricane Helene in rural areas across the country. In Roan Mountain, Tennessee, for example, locals told The Daily Wire it took nearly two weeks for FEMA to show up. The town is located in Carter County, which voted 81% for Trump on Tuesday.
The FEMA agents ordered not to help houses with Trump signs were operating in Highlands County, a deep-red area located in south central Florida that backed Trump by 70% on Tuesday. It was hit with tornadoes, torrential wind and rain, and flooding when Milton hit in October.
Could it get uglier than that?
I hope the supervisor (or supervisors, for all I know there were more than one) who put that directive out is identified charged and tried in a court that takes hatred like this seriously.
And with the object of his/her/their hatred becoming President in 2 1/2 months, I suspect that is exactly what will happen.
One last thing: this article was published on November 8. Two days ago. Have you heard or read a thing about it in mainstream media? And, if the answer is no you have not (a near-certainty), do you think the same media ignoring it would do so if a FEMA official told workers to avoid helping people with Kamala Harris signs?
I think we both know the answer.
