Alright folks, let’s dive into the latest tale of government lunacy. Because what’s better than FEMA — an agency funded by your hard-earned taxpayer dollars — picking winners and losers based on lawn décor? This isn’t just some dystopian “what if?” scenario, it actually happened.
Let’s set the scene: Hurricane Milton ripped through Florida, leaving destruction in its wake. Homes were flooded, roofs were peeled off, and power lines were down. But instead of mobilizing and prioritizing aid to everyone, Marn’i Washington, a FEMA official, decided to play politics. According to a whistleblower and text messages obtained by The Daily Wire, Washington ordered relief workers to skip homes displaying Trump flags. You heard that right — if your yard had a Trump 2024 sign, you got passed over like you were invisible. “Trump sign, no contact per leadership,” was the actual directive recorded in FEMA’s system.
Now, FEMA’s higher-ups are doing their best impression of the “nothing to see here” meme. They fired Washington and quickly issued a statement claiming, “This was an isolated incident. We’ve removed the employee and are investigating to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Uh-huh, sure. Classic bureaucratic damage control — throw one person under the bus, hope everyone stops looking, and move on. But Marn’i Washington isn’t going quietly. She’s not buying FEMA’s spin and neither should we. She says this wasn’t just a rogue decision; it was a standard practice handed down from leadership. Oh, and it didn’t just happen in Florida — she claims the same thing happened in the Carolinas too.
The FEMA official who was just fired for telling workers to avoid homes impacted by the hurricanes in Florida if they had Trump signs says that it was not “isolated” and that FEMA workers were instructed to do it in the Carolinas too. pic.twitter.com/BpBdZFSSPR
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 12, 2024
If true, this is a scandal of epic proportions. Imagine suffering through a hurricane, desperately needing help, and the federal agency whose entire job is to provide relief deliberately skips your house because they don’t like the flag in your yard. It’s the kind of petty tyranny we’ve come to expect in today’s political climate. And let’s be real — if this had happened to homes flying a “Biden-Harris” flag, it would be front-page news for weeks. The outrage would be deafening.
GOP Congressman Greg Steube isn’t mincing words either. He went on FOX News, pointing out the obvious: This wasn’t some one-off situation. He believes this political targeting likely extended throughout Florida and into North Carolina. The fact that a federal relief agency could potentially use political affiliation as a criteria for disaster aid is not just disturbing — it’s criminal.
So where does that leave us? This is another stark reminder that when government agencies go unchecked, they become weapons. FEMA, which is supposed to be a lifeline in times of crisis, has been exposed as a political tool under certain leadership. This isn’t just mismanagement; it’s malfeasance. We deserve an investigation, accountability, and — most importantly — an agency that puts all Americans first, not just the ones with the “correct” political signs on their lawns.
In the meantime, if you live in a hurricane-prone area and support Trump, you might want to rethink your yard sign strategy. Apparently, FEMA is watching.
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