A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) A supervisor asked Florida first responders to “avoid homes” displaying signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency confirmed Friday.

The head of FEMA – Marn’i Washington – delivered her order both verbally and in a Microsoft Teams chat used by aid workers roaming Lake Placid homes. ravaged by Hurricane Milton last month, according to the Daily Wire.

“Avoid homes advertising Trump,” Washington wrote in a “best practices” memo to employees.

The order was the second item on a list instructing workers not to go “anywhere alone,” practice “de-escalation,” stay hydrated and “follow the rules.”

FEMA workers told the outlet that at least 20 homes displaying Trump signs or flags — a common sight during election season — were breached between late October and early November because of the order.

“Trump is not signing any entry by management,” read messages left by workers in FEMA’s tracking system when homes were boarded up because of the banners.

By ignoring the homes, residents were denied the opportunity to sign up for federal disaster relief assistance from FEMA. following the category 3 hurricane.

A FEMA spokesperson confirmed that orders had been issued to bypass the homes of Trump supporters and said the agency was “deeply disturbed by the actions of this employee.”

“FEMA helps all survivors, regardless of political preference or affiliation and we are deeply troubled by the actions of this employee,” the agency spokesperson told the Post Friday evening.

“While we believe this to be an isolated incident, we have taken steps to remove the employee from his position and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening again,” they added.

“The employee who issued these directives had no authority and received no instructions to tell crews to avoid these homes, and we are reaching out to people who may not have been contacted at the time. following this incident.

“We are horrified that this has happened and so we have taken extreme measures to correct this situation and ensured that the issue is addressed at all levels,” the representative said.

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, was furious over Friday’s incident, arguing that it was emblematic of the Harris-Biden administration’s “militarization” of government.

“The blatant militarization of government by partisan activists within the federal bureaucracy is another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days,” DeSantis said. written the.

“Under my leadership, the Division of Emergency Management is launching an investigation into the federal government’s targeted discrimination against Floridians who support Donald Trump,” he added.

“New leadership is on the way in Washington, and I am hopeful that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.”

The FEMA supervisor’s directives were issued after the Harris-Biden administration faced criticism from Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and residents in areas affected by Hurricane Helene over the government’s actions federal. brutally slow response to disaster.

FEMA employees told the Daily Wire that Washington was not punished for his directives – and was simply transferred to another Florida county. However, a FEMA spokesperson told the Post that Washington is “no longer working in the state of Florida or any FEMA operations at this time” pending the outcome of an investigation.

The Post has reached out to Trump’s campaign for comment.