The Department of Homeland Security inspector general launched an audit of the Federal Emergency Management Agency last month over claims that the agency bypassed homes ravaged by hurricanes that contained yard signs supporting then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, The Hill reported Tuesday.
Joseph Cuffari confirmed in a letter to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves, R-Mo., and Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., that he initiated an audit on Dec. 17, according to the report.
The audit stemmed from a former FEMA official who instructed disaster relief workers in Florida to “avoid homes” with signs endorsing Trump. Marn’i Washington would later say her directive of “best practices” was not “isolated” and in fact was widespread and happening in the Carolinas as well in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. She also said she was being made a scapegoat over a policy she was following, not creating.
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