On Friday, many of us were shocked to find that FEMA had refused to provide assistance to Trump supporters in Florida. In an exclusive story by the Daily Wire, we learned that a FEMA field manager, Marn’i Washington, had directed her team not to visit residences displaying campaign material supporting President Trump’s bid for a second term.
I suppose what seems so unbelievable about the episode is not that one of the most politicized agencies in the federal government would punish Americans who supported a competing candidate but that a FEMA employee would take time to document an order to her staff to commit a felony. It brings to mind a scene from the epic HBO series, The Wire.
During the response to Hurricane Helene, there were numerous stories of late or nonexistent federal response to heavily Republican areas in western North Carolina.
Of course they were. That was low down and dirty!