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Scalise promises House investigation after FEMA official blocked aid to Florida Trump homes
Washington Examine ^ | 11/9/2024 | Emily Hallas

Posted on 11/09/2024 10:02:13 AM PST by FatherofFive

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said he will open an investigation into a report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency blocked disaster relief from supporters of President-elect Donald Trump.

Scalise’s announcement Thursday evening came after the Daily Wire reported that a FEMA official ordered employees to “avoid” Florida homes “advertising Trump” after Hurricane Milton hit the state.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: democrats; emilyhallas; fema; florida; helene; louisiana; milton; ronsantis; scalise; stevescalise; tds; trump
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Disgusting. The Swamp is deep, and filled with Rats
1 posted on 11/09/2024 10:02:13 AM PST by FatherofFive
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To: FatherofFive

Ooh! Another investigation!


2 posted on 11/09/2024 10:05:11 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (In a world of parrots and lemmings, be a watchdog.)
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To: FatherofFive

Not really necessary; they have written and oral proof. Arrest her.


3 posted on 11/09/2024 10:05:29 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: FatherofFive

With a strongly worded letter to follow?


4 posted on 11/09/2024 10:05:30 AM PST by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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To: FatherofFive
That must end with multiple firings and loss of funding for FEMA in order to mean anything.

You must metaphorically hit bureaucrats over the forehead with a two-by-four just to get their attention.

5 posted on 11/09/2024 10:07:33 AM PST by flamberge (It turns out that you can fool most of the people, most of the time.)
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To: FatherofFive

The FEMA offender happens to be a blakk female. Sounds kinda racist to me, like she was targeting these homes assuming the occupants would also be white. The race card would definitely be played if a white FEMA worker had said to avoid homes with Harris signs.


6 posted on 11/09/2024 10:07:53 AM PST by Restless
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To: FatherofFive

Gee, congressional committees... those are so effective.

Just fire and/or prosecute the ho.


7 posted on 11/09/2024 10:08:53 AM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: Restless

Election hate crime.

Make it a Federal felony.


8 posted on 11/09/2024 10:10:16 AM PST by Col Frank Slade
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FEMA, and Marn’i Washington, should also be fingered for electronic fraud.

The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were skipped over from the end of October and into November due to Marn’i Washington’s directive——the Trump supporters were denied the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance.

Images shared with The Daily Wire show houses skipped over by FEMA workers, who wrote into the government chat system messages such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.”


9 posted on 11/09/2024 10:13:20 AM PST by Liz ( )
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To: Flaming Conservative

Not really necessary; they have written and oral proof. Arrest her.


I’m not arguing with your sentiment, but what crime has been committed? There is no law against discrimination based on political beliefs. Of course she should be fired and banned from any future government employment. But given her name, I suspect that she is of a ‘protected class’.

The fact that FEMA was touting its commitment to ‘equity’ when it came to disasters, both man-made and natural and that its employees apparently willingly followed orders to ignore help to homes with Trump signs shows the culture of the agency is completely foul. The agency might be too far gone to allow its continued existence.


10 posted on 11/09/2024 10:14:26 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: hanamizu

Oh come on. It’s immoral and cruel.

Screw the law. Just put her in a cell and shut the door. Then forget she’s there.


11 posted on 11/09/2024 10:18:09 AM PST by Fledermaus (I hate yo say I told you so, but I told you so! Trump 2024!)
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To: FatherofFive

Start by investigating that SOB, Mayorkass.


12 posted on 11/09/2024 10:22:00 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have the ballot counters in Maricopa County and Las Vegas sobered up yet?)
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To: FatherofFive

Oh. An INVESTIGATION.
Will there be HEARINGS?

Heads should roll.


13 posted on 11/09/2024 10:29:24 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (Not the whore in '24.)
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To: hanamizu

How about conspiracy to deprive a person of civil rights under color of law? Frame this in terms of freedom of speech, not discrimination based on political beliefs


14 posted on 11/09/2024 10:29:58 AM PST by omega4412
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Oh. An INVESTIGATION.
Will there be HEARINGS?


There will be much “harumfing”.


15 posted on 11/09/2024 10:32:07 AM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: Fledermaus

Oh come on. It’s immoral and cruel.


I quite agree and more so, it is wrong. I was just pointing out that it likely isn’t illegal. Firing and professional shunning might be all the satisfaction we can get.


16 posted on 11/09/2024 10:37:58 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: FatherofFive

I’m sure the Republicans will get FEMA to fire this person and call it a victory.


17 posted on 11/09/2024 10:38:14 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: hanamizu

Is it legal to defraud persons of relief funds meant to be paid to them? I don’t know; I’m not an attorney, but it seems like something illegal was done here.


18 posted on 11/09/2024 10:43:27 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: omega4412

How about conspiracy to deprive a person of civil rights under color of law?


I don’t know that getting a $750 check from FEMA counts as a civil right, but, of course I could be wrong. Please don’t think I’m condoning this vile FEMA official’s behavior; I am not. I think that her losing her job is about all the satisfaction we’re likely to get over this.

That she felt free to say and write what she did tells me that there are far bigger fish to fry in this and other Federal government agencies. A whole bureaucratic culture needs to be cleaned out. Sort of like ‘draining the swamp’!


19 posted on 11/09/2024 10:44:06 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: Flaming Conservative

yes this is a CRIME!!

She needs to go to prison.

And “following orders” is not a defense for illegal activity for the folks who paid attention.


20 posted on 11/09/2024 10:47:25 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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