Embattled FEMA Director Deanne Criswell left the agency on Monday just as the second administration of President Donald Trump began. 
Criswell, who has faced criticism over her handling of the agency&#8217;s response to recent hurricanes, left her position as administrator at 12:01 p.m. and was replaced by Tony Robinson, who will be the acting FEMA director until Trump chooses a replacement. During her time in office, Criswell oversaw the government&#8217;s response to multiple devastating hurricanes, the Maui fires, and most recently, the deadly Los Angeles County fires. 
“It has been an honor serving as [FEMA] Administrator for nearly four years. The FEMA family takes immense pride in our mission of helping people before, during and after disasters. I know the agency will continue to serve the nation as we support this peaceful transition of power,” Criswell <a href="https://x.com/FEMA_Deanne/status/1881351768103129377" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X, though her account has now been taken over by Robinson. 
Criswell came under fire in November after The Daily Wire reported that a FEMA supervisor in Florida ordered relief workers responding to Hurricane Milton to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” The guidance led to some 20 homes in Lake Placid being skipped because they had a Trump flag or sign. 
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Criswell spent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-we-learned-from-fema-chiefs-day-of-congressional-grilling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">over five hours</a> on November 19 being questioned by House lawmakers about the guidance. She maintained that the guidance was an isolated incident.
“I do not believe that this employee’s actions are indicative of any widespread cultural problems at FEMA,” she said at the time. “FEMA however has taken appropriate action to ensure this matter is fully investigated and I am committed to ensuring that nothing like this ever happens again.” 
There are still multiple investigations ongoing, including from the inspector general, into the guidance and the state of Florida has sued FEMA over the instructions 
Trump has been a critic of FEMA’s response to both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton, stating during his inaugural address that the agency had treated North Carolina poorly. 
Last week, North Carolina’s Republican senators had to intervene after they said that dozens of hurricane victims were kicked out of the hotels they were staying in on Tuesday as their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema">FEMA</a>-sponsored vouchers expired. One whistleblower told Republicans on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that FEMA had skipped <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-inspector-general-confirms-fema-probe-says-aid-should-not-be-politically-based" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entire neighborhoods</a> in North Carolina if there were three or more Trump or other conservative signs in yards.

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South Dakota Republican Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristi-noem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristi Noem</a> promised during her confirmation hearing on Friday that, if confirmed, the Department of Homeland Security would not be politicized when asked about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a> scandal in Florida where relief workers were ordered to skip homes with Trump flags or yard signs. 
Noem was also asked about securing the border, the state of the Secret Service, and FEMA’s response to natural disasters. 
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) asked Noem about an incident <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first reported</a> by The Daily Wire in Lake Placid, Florida, when FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington ordered Hurricane Milton relief workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump.”
“Last year FEMA employees during disaster relief were instructed by one of their supervisors that if they see a Trump sign or a Trump flag flying to skip that house, to not stop by there, and tell them what their federal government can do for them,” Lankford said. “Will you allow FEMA employees or any within DHS to politicize their role or pick and choose who gets help and who doesn’t as an American?”
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The instructions from Washington, given verbally and in a group chat, led to FEMA workers skipping some 20 homes from late October into early November when they canvassed Lake Placid. FEMA workers later visited those homes a day after The Daily Wire published its report. 
“Under President Trump’s administration, disaster and emergency relief will not be handed out with political bias,” Noem told Lankford. “Every American will be responded to and treated equally.”
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell has maintained that Washington’s guidance was an isolated incident that violated agency policies. In subsequent interviews, Washington claimed that her orders were based on widespread “avoidance” policies approved by FEMA in cases of political “hostility.” 
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Multiple investigations, including from the inspector general, are ongoing, probing claims of similar misconduct in North Carolina. 
Specifically, DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-inspector-general-confirms-fema-probe-says-aid-should-not-be-politically-based" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looking into</a> claims made to lawmakers on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that entire neighborhoods were skipped in North Carolina if more than three signs displayed support for Trump. 
Various names have been floated around for who Trump might task with replacing Criswell at FEMA, but no official decision has been announced yet.

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Dozens of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-helene" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Helene</a> victims were kicked out of the hotels they were staying in on Tuesday as their <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a>-sponsored vouchers expired, according to North Carolina’s Republican senators.
Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis both posted on X Tuesday that they had heard from dozens of constituents in western North Carolina that they had nowhere to go after their temporary FEMA housing assistance expired. FEMA responded by saying that it had expanded its housing program for those who had lost their homes from Helene until the end of March 2025.
“My office is hearing from dozens in WNC who have been kicked out of their hotels tonight, despite FEMA’s announcement yesterday that they were extending Transitional Sheltering Assistance through January 25,” Budd posted. “This is unacceptable. This needs to be fixed TONIGHT.”
Tillis reported a similar situation, saying that many kicked out of the hotels had nowhere to go with below freezing temperatures in the area.
“My office has been helping dozens of Helene victims today who have been told their hotel vouchers expired despite not having a safe and livable home to go back to. Their homes have mold and broken windows &#8230; it&#8217;s 20 degrees tonight,” Tillis posted on X. “Hotels are trying to help them, and a number of nonprofits are stepping up to pay for victims to stay in their hotels so FEMA has another day to get its act together.”
“This is a total breakdown on the part of FEMA that is causing unnecessary pain for families. FEMA insists it has adequate boots on the ground in WNC while it responds to the wildfires in CA. If that were so, this would not be happening,” he added. “I will continue to push FEMA to do its job to provide safe housing while my office continues to work to make sure North Carolinians have a warm place to stay tonight.”
Budd <a href="https://x.com/SenTedBuddNC/status/1879316133096145351" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later posted</a> on Tuesday night that he had spoken with FEMA Director Deanne Criswell about the situation, saying they were working to address it.
“Last night, Senator Budd and his team got in touch with FEMA leadership and went line-by-line, person-by-person to identify issues, fix communication breakdowns, and get eligible individuals back into hotels. Senator Budd continues to encourage anyone in need of help to get in touch with his office directly at <a href="https://www.budd.senate.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Budd.Senate.Gov</a>,” a spokesman for Budd told The Daily Wire. 
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FEMA told The Daily Wire that since September 2024, it had housed nearly 13,000 families displaced by devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. A spokesman said that its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program was still in place, including in western North Carolina, and had been extended until the end of March 2025.
The agency said that “hotel stays” on Tuesday ended for survivors who now had a habitable home due to inspection or for people who did not have “not have eligible damages to a home or rental unit caused by Tropical Storm Helene.”
The spokesman said any survivor with questions should call 1-800-621-3362 or go to a Disaster Recovery Center.
FEMA has faced criticism over its handling of recent hurricanes, with some saying the agency slow-walked its response because many conservative-leaning areas were impacted. In Florida, a supervisor was fired after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire revealed</a> that she ordered workers to &#8220;avoid homes advertising Trump.&#8221;

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For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
On Sunday, as multiple wildfires still rage out of control in California, what to do about them and how to prevent such a tragedy from happening in the future was top of mind on many of the political talk shows. As one might expect, media personalities were quick to jump to the aid of Democrats — who are often only too happy to politicize natural disasters when they occurred in red states — were desperate to put a stop to the criticism being leveled at California&#8217;s leadership (or lack thereof) with regard to the fires.
Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), joined host Jonathan Karl on ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week&#8221; to discuss the &#8220;dangerous situation&#8221; still unfolding in Southern California.
&#8220;The red flag warnings have been reissued, the winds are coming back, and we still want to make sure that people are in a safe place,&#8221; Criswell said. The winds had abated enough to allow for air support to fly in water and fire retardant over the last day, but they are expected to pick up again and the situation is still extremely volatile.
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FEMA&#39;s Deanne Criswell tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the wildfires in California are still creating a “dangerous situation.” 
“The red flag warnings have been reissued, the winds are coming back, and we still want to make sure that people are in a safe place.” <a href="https://t.co/DaiAqGdfIK">https://t.co/DaiAqGdfIK</a> <a href="https://t.co/E6hxHKtpFs">pic.twitter.com/E6hxHKtpFs</a>
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Criswell, fresh off her agency&#8217;s scandalous behavior in the southeast — refusing to knock on doors and offer federal assistance where signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump were visible — assured Karl that the federal government was prepared to handle the aftermath of the devastating fires in addition to what was already on their plate.
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FEMA&#39;s Deanne Criswell tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the agency has funding to support the wildfire response in California, as well as “recoveries from Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the other 179 declarations that we had last year alone across the United States.” <a href="https://t.co/9L2wIzgR1g">https://t.co/9L2wIzgR1g</a> <a href="https://t.co/anOvr3S7Ko">pic.twitter.com/anOvr3S7Ko</a>
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Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) also spoke to Karl about the fires ravaging his home state, praising firefighters and likening the devastation to that seen in war zones. &#8220;The heartbreak is just overwhelming,&#8221; he said.
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“The heartbreak is just overwhelming.” 
California Sen. Adam Schiff tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that the level of devastation in his home state due to the wildfires reminds him of visiting war zones, praises firefighters for the “extraordinary job they’re doing.” <a href="https://t.co/ztBCpzSppZ">https://t.co/ztBCpzSppZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/XL43g6Prb4">pic.twitter.com/XL43g6Prb4</a>
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Schiff suggested that the best response to the fires would be to put forth an independent commission to review what had transpired. &#8220;What went right in our response? What went wrong in it?&#8221;
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Sen. Adam Schiff calls for an independent commission to review the response to the California wildfires. 
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The new California senator, elected to fill the seat that was initially vacated when the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) passed away, also called on President-elect Trump to join with California in an effort to prevent future disasters.
Schiff, who spent the majority of Trump&#8217;s last term attempting to either impeach him or simply smear him as a Russian asset, claimed on Sunday, &#8220;It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames &#8230; to get the relief to get back on our feet.&#8221;
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“It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames &#8230; to get the relief to get back on our feet,” California Sen. Adam Schiff says. <a href="https://t.co/ANK2epHI2F">https://t.co/ANK2epHI2F</a> <a href="https://t.co/ygCxGG6ESk">pic.twitter.com/ygCxGG6ESk</a>
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On CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; FEMA&#8217;s Criswell also spoke with host Margaret Brennan — and she argued that despite the growing evidence to the contrary, California had been adequately prepared to confront the massive blaze.
&#8220;I think that they were very prepared,&#8221; Criswell said — despite multiple reports of budget cuts to local fire departments, empty reservoirs, and empty fire hydrants. She went on to blame the excessive winds — which are a common problem in Southern California — for the difficulties first responders have faced in battling the fires. &#8220;[They] have never seen 100 mph winds that are fueling the fire.&#8221;
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When asked why the Los Angeles area was so unprepared for these wildfires, <a href="https://twitter.com/FEMA_Deanne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FEMA_Deanne</a> says, &quot;I think that they were very prepared.&quot; But she adds the firefighters &quot;have never seen 100 mph winds that are fueling the fire.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/JELhORdFoE">pic.twitter.com/JELhORdFoE</a>
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Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) echoed Schiff&#8217;s sentiments in calling for bipartisan efforts in helping California to rebuild.
&#8220;These wildfires don&#8217;t have any political affiliation,&#8221; she told Brennan. &#8220;They don&#8217;t belong to any political party. This devastation has affected thousands upon thousands of people who just ran out of their homes with nothing in their hands, and are trying to rebuild, and they need help.&#8221;
She called on President-elect Trump and newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to visit the affected area, saying that they need to &#8220;witness the devastation for themselves.&#8221;
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There are plans to invite President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson to the areas of California afflicted by the wildfires and &quot;witness the devastation for themselves,&quot; says Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA).
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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) also weighed in, noting that if the federal government was going to assist California after obvious failures in preparation, that there would be &#8220;strings attached&#8221; to any funding provided.
&#8220;It has to do with being ready the next time because this was a gross failure this time,&#8221; he said.
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&quot;There will be strings attached&quot; to any disaster and recovery aid Congress will &quot;ultimately&quot; approve for the California wildfires, says Senate Majority Whip <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJohnBarrasso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenJohnBarrasso</a>.
&quot;It has to do with being ready the next time because this was a gross failure this time,&quot; he tells… <a href="https://t.co/ym9WvXaDoa">pic.twitter.com/ym9WvXaDoa</a>
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Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom joined NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; — where he said that Trump had not yet responded to an invitation to tour the damaged areas of his state.
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Trump has not responded to invitation to survey L.A. wildfire damage, Gov. Newsom says <a href="https://t.co/OP9KQebWTM">https://t.co/OP9KQebWTM</a>
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Saying that the fires would be viewed as one of the worst natural disasters to be recorded in American history, Newsom also claimed that he still had complete confidence in the leadership in place — including L.A.&#8217;s Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who was on a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa when the fires began.
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Gov. Newsom says he has ‘faith in our leaders’ as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny <a href="https://t.co/l6WlHoYtdP">https://t.co/l6WlHoYtdP</a>
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FEMA Administrator Deanna Criswell claimed during an interview over the weekend that fire officials in Southern California &#8220;were very prepared&#8221; for the catastrophic fires that erupted last week — despite significant evidence to the contrary.
Criswell made the remarks when asked by Margaret Brennan on CBS News &#8220;why the area was so unprepared&#8221; for the fires.
&#8220;I think that they were very prepared,&#8221; Criswell claimed. &#8220;This is something that they are very used to. They fight fires all the time.&#8221;
Criswell claimed that the firefighters &#8220;have never seen 100-mile-an-hour winds that are fueling the fire,&#8221; despite the state being forced to deal with fires every year that are spread by the powerful Santa Ana winds.
She further claimed that it was harder for firefighters to reach the fires because it was in &#8220;such a populated area.&#8221;
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When asked if federal money that is given to California during the final days of the Biden administration will come with the stipulation that power lines must be rebuilt under ground, Criswell responded: &#8220;It&#8217;s not going to be a requirement for us unless it&#8217;s part of their local code, right? And we want to be able to enforce the local codes that they have, and so we&#8217;ll work closely with California, also using this as an opportunity.&#8221;
&#8220;You know, even if it&#8217;s not a requirement, is this something that they want to be able to do?&#8221; she continued. &#8220;We have additional ways that we can fund that through our programs as they begin the rebuilding.&#8221;
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When asked why the Los Angeles area was so unprepared for these wildfires, <a href="https://twitter.com/FEMA_Deanne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FEMA_Deanne</a> says, &#8220;I think that they were very prepared.&#8221; But she adds the firefighters &#8220;have never seen 100 mph winds that are fueling the fire.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/JELhORdFoE">pic.twitter.com/JELhORdFoE</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1878468188821709048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2025</a></blockquote>

A Review of Disaster Funding Needs

Biden’s FEMA Chief: California Was ‘Very Prepared’ For The Fires

Wildfires

Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari confirmed Monday that his office was investigating FEMA over concerns that disaster relief was withheld from Trump supporters, according to a letter shared with The Daily Wire. 
Cuffari confirmed the investigation in a <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/01/2025-01-06-FEMA-TRUMP_Signs_OIG_Response.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Sam Graves (R-MO) and Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-ask-for-probe-into-allegations-fema-skipped-entire-neighborhoods-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested</a> on December 3 a probe into whether FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington’s instructions to “avoid homes advertising Trump” in Lake Placid, Florida, may have been part of a broader agency policy. Washington was fired after The Daily Wire first reported that at least 20 homes were skipped to her directive. 
“I share your sentiments that any disaster funding provided by Congress must be made available to all affected and that it cannot be conditioned or delayed based on political views,” Cuffari wrote on Monday. 
“On December 17, 2024, my office initiated an audit of FEMA’s Assessment of Community Trends,” he added. “The objective is to determine how well FEMA followed its policies and procedures when addressing safety concerns and determining community trends that impact disaster survivor assistance in response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton.”
Washington claimed that her directive to skip Trump homes was based on FEMA&#8217;s &#8220;community trends&#8221; policies.
In their December 3 letter, Graves and Perry wrote that they were aware of reports out of North Carolina “of FEMA employees skipping any home that displayed a ‘Make America Great Again,’ ‘Drain the Swamp,’ ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ or Trump campaign sign. If the FEMA field team encountered three or more of these signs, the field team could abandon the entire neighborhood without notifying hurricane victims of assistance available to them.”
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Cuffari said that he was thankful for the information provided by the Republican lawmakers and that he would be happy to schedule a briefing with them on the findings. 
“We greatly appreciate the information you provided, as it aided our decision-making process. I will be glad to share the results of this audit, future reports on this topic, or any of our numerous projects, with you if you would like to schedule a briefing with me,” he wrote. 
FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said that the incident in Lake Placid was “isolated,” and confirmed last month that there are multiple ongoing federal investigations into potential discrimination by the agency.

Michigan Holds Its Primary Election

DHS Inspector General Confirms FEMA Probe, Says Aid Should Not Be Politically Based

As we prepare to enter the new year, we’re taking you back to some of The Daily Wire’s best reporting from 2024. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-joe-bidens-birthday-here-are-five-of-the-worst-moments-of-his-one-term-presidency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> was originally published on November 20.
President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> one term in the White House is coming to an end, and to celebrate, we’re looking back at some of the worst moments of his presidency.
This administration has racked up a buffet of scandals ranging from massive failures like the Afghanistan withdrawal to a shocking, politicized hurricane response this fall.
Over the past four years, critics have accused Biden of weakening national security, committing federal overreach, and leveraging the federal government to attack his political enemies.
With Biden’s one and only term winding down, here are five of his presidency’s worst moments.
<h3>Afghanistan Withdrawal</h3>
The Biden administration completed its disastrous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, six months after Biden took office.
The botched operation resulted in the deaths of 13 U.S. service members due to a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport, which descended into chaos as terrified civilians tried to escape before the Taliban took over the country. Dozens of American citizens were left stranded in the country, and harrowing video of Afghan civilians clinging to a U.S. Air Force plane taking off went viral on social media.
The administration was fiercely criticized on both sides of the aisle for the deadly pullout and the damage it did to America’s standing on the world stage.
<h3>Vaccine Mandate Backlash</h3>
Just a month after the Afghanistan debacle, Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/joe-biden-covid-speech/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a new vaccine mandate that applied to larger private companies and would affect as many as 100 million Americans.
“We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us,” Biden said at the time of Americans who refused to get the vaccine.
This rule prompted severe backlash. Several companies, including The Daily Wire, <a href="https://adflegal.org/case/daily-wire-v-occupational-safety-and-health-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> over the mandate, and the Supreme Court ultimately <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-massive-blow-against-bidens-employer-mandate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocked</a> it four months later in January 2022.
<h3>Hunter Biden And Classified Documents</h3>
In January of last year, news broke that classified documents were discovered at Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. Some of the documents were being stored in a garage along with Biden’s Corvette.
“My Corvette is in a locked garage. It’s not like it’s sitting out in the street,” Biden said at the time.
The discovery sparked accusations of hypocrisy from Republicans who pointed out that the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s home in Florida, over the same issue — classified documents stored there.
Critics also wondered whether Hunter Biden, the president’s scandal-ridden son, had access to the classified documents. Hunter has been accused of influence-peddling in foreign countries using his father’s name.
<h3>Debate With Trump</h3>
Biden’s catastrophic presidential debate with Trump on June 27 effectively ended his half-century political career.
During the debate, Biden frequently lost his train of thought, spoke nonsensical sentences, and stammered, seeming to confirm the narrative that he was in mental decline and too old for a second term.
Following the debate, Democrats panicked and launched a pressure campaign led by Nancy Pelosi to force Biden out of the race, ultimately replacing him with Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the election earlier this month.
<h3>FEMA Hurricane Scandal</h3>
The latest scandal to plague the Biden administration is The Daily Wire’s bombshell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> showing that a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor told workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump” in Florida after Hurricane Milton.
Whistleblowers said at least 20 homes with Trump flags or signs were skipped. The supervisor has since been fired.
This week, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee grilled FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on the incident.
The administration has made plenty of other moves that were widely criticized, including its response to both the Maui wildfires and the East Palestine train derailment.
The infamous FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 drew accusations that Biden was using the Justice Department to try to crush his political rival.
Biden has also suffered embarrassments in Congress. His signature legislation, the Build Back Better plan, collapsed when Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), for years the most moderate Democrat in the Senate, withdrew his support and tanked the bill.
Out-of-control spending and spiking inflation, as well as the southern border crisis, were the two issues the Biden administration could not shake this presidential election cycle.
Biden approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act, which, despite its name, authorized hundreds of billions of dollars more in federal spending. Meanwhile, more than 12 million migrants have <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2024/09/23/startling-stats-factsheet-biden-and-harris-border-crisis-still-wreaking-havoc-at-the-borders-and-in-the-interior/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crossed</a> into the U.S. illegally under the Biden administration.

Joe Biden

Here Are Five Of The Worst Moments Of Biden’s One-Term Presidency

Here Are Five Of The Worst Moments Of Biden's One-Term Presidency

Afghanistan

Hunter Biden

White House

The House Oversight Committee on Monday highlighted whistleblower complaints that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a> discriminated against Trump supporters when responding to devastating hurricanes earlier this year. 
As the 118th Congress comes to a close, the Oversight Committee listed its “TOP OVERSIGHT HEARING MOMENTS” of the last two years on X, pointing to a story <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first broken</a> by The Daily Wire in November that detailed that a FEMA supervisor in Florida had ordered relief workers to skip homes that showed support for Trump. The Oversight Committee noted that a whistleblower told Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) that similar misconduct had occurred in Georgia. 
“In October 2024, [The Daily Wire] exposed that a FEMA employee directed workers to bypass pro-Trump homes. During a hearing on that topic, Chairman James Comer (<a href="https://x.com/RepJamesComer">@RepJamesComer</a>) revealed a brand-new whistleblower in a different state, which blew apart the FEMA Administrator’s claim that it was an isolated incident,” the committee posted on X.
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In October 2024, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailywire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DailyWire</a> exposed that a FEMA employee directed workers to bypass pro-Trump homes. During a hearing on that topic, Chairman James Comer (<a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesComer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJamesComer</a>) revealed a brand-new whistleblower in a different state, which blew apart the FEMA Administrator’s claim that…
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The committee was referring to an exclusive report published by The Daily Wire on November 8 that FEMA supervisor Marn&#8217;i Washington ordered relief workers in Lake Placid to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” 
The guidance led to FEMA workers skipping some 20 homes impacted by Hurricane Milton. FEMA responded by firing Washington and sending workers back to the area to ensure that Lake Placid residents were given an opportunity to qualify for hurricane aid. 
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-chief-confirms-multiple-ongoing-federal-investigations-into-trump-instructions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> earlier this month that there were multiple federal investigations ongoing into potential political discrimination. The investigations were being conducted by FEMA’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General. 
Last month, as Criswell was questioned about the guidance from Washington, Comer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whistleblower-alleges-fema-advised-georgia-hurricane-victims-to-remove-trump-signs-comer-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that a whistleblower told his office that a FEMA supervisor told a family in Georgia to remove their Trump signs from their yards because it was not “looked kindly” on by the agency. 
“My staff made contact with a new whistleblower who provided a credible account that a FEMA contractor visited the home of an elderly disabled veteran’s family around October 10 following Hurricane Helene,” Comer said. “While there he recommended that they remove Trump campaign materials and signs from both their house and yard. He warned the family that his FEMA supervisor does not take kindly to Trump supporters and that they are seen as domestic terrorists.” 
Criswell responded to Comer’s remarks by saying that she had not heard the allegations before and asked the committee to provide her with more information on the matter. 
Whistleblowers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-ask-for-probe-into-allegations-fema-skipped-entire-neighborhoods-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later told</a> the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that “entire” neighborhoods were skipped in North Carolina if workers found “Make America Great Again,” “Drain the Swamp,’ or “Don’t Tread on Me” signs in the yards of hurricane victims.

Oversight Committee Highlights FEMA’s Avoidance Of Trump Supporters As Investigations Continue

Discrimination

House Oversight Committee

James Comer

As we prepare to enter the new year, we’re taking you back to some of The Daily Wire’s best reporting from 2024. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This article</a> was originally published on November 8. 
A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by multiple federal employees.
A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida, to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, internal messages viewed by The Daily Wire reveal. The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, relayed this message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire.
The government employees told The Daily Wire that at least 20 homes with Trump signs or flags were skipped from the end of October and into November due to the guidance, meaning they were not given the opportunity to qualify for FEMA assistance. Images shared with The Daily Wire show that houses were skipped over by the workers, who wrote in the government system messages such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership.”
It is unclear whether the same guidance was issued elsewhere in the country. The employees were part of a Department of Homeland Security surge capacity force team, meaning they volunteered from other DHS agencies to help an understaffed FEMA as it dealt with a second major hurricane in a span of just a few weeks.
<div id="attachment_826343" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-826343" class="wp-image-826343 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1-1024x576.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/fema-avoid-trump-1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Microsoft Teams chat used by FEMA workers. / The Daily Wire</div>
“I know they’re short-staffed, I thought we could go help and make a difference,” one of the employees said. “When we got there we were told to discriminate against people. It’s almost unbelievable to think that somebody in the federal government would think that’s okay.”
The employee said it felt wrong to discriminate against Trump supporters when they were at their “most vulnerable.”
“I volunteered to help disaster victims, not discriminate against them,” the employee said. “It didn’t matter if people were black, white, Hispanic, for Trump, for Harris. Everyone deserves the same amount of help.”
The guidance came as the Biden administration was criticized over its sluggish response to Hurricane Helene in rural areas across the country. In Roan Mountain, Tennessee, for example, locals <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-a-small-tennessee-town-survived-helene-after-the-emergency-response-floundered">told</a> The Daily Wire it took nearly two weeks for FEMA to show up. The town is located in Carter County, which <a href="https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/tennessee/">voted 81%</a> for Trump.
The FEMA agents ordered not to help houses with Trump signs were operating in Highlands County, a deep-red area located in south central Florida that backed Trump by 70%. It was hit with tornadoes, torrential wind and rain, and flooding when Milton hit in October.
In the chat, Washington said that it would be “best practice” to “avoid homes advertising Trump,” according to photos of the messages viewed by The Daily Wire. No explanation was given for this guidance, which included other recommendations like telling the workers to “practice de-escalation and preventative measures,” and to “avoid high salt diets and coffee.”
Photos from the system used by federal relief workers to track what homes they visit showed that relief workers followed Washington’s guidance. Several addresses were marked “not able to access property” with listed explanations such as: “Trump sign no entry per leadership,” “Per leadership no stop Trump flag,” “Trump sign,” and “Trump sign, no contact per leadership.”
<div id="attachment_826363" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-826363" class="wp-image-826363 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-1024x512.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-300x150.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-768x384.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/MixCollage-08-Nov-2024-03-17-PM-8891-2048x1024.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />One of the homes skipped by FEMA/ FEMA app tracking what homes were visited.</div>
“If they had damage or lost power for over thirty-six hours, it was my duty to inform them of benefits to which they are entitled through FEMA,” one team member wrote in a complaint filed to DHS about the guidance.
Washington is the Disaster Survivor Assistance crew leader for Highland County, a leadership chart reviewed by The Daily Wire shows. She did not respond to multiple phone calls or an email seeking comment on the guidance.
Chad Hershey, Washington’s FEMA supervisor, told The Daily Wire that the agency is looking into the situation.
“We are aware of it and we are taking proper action in this situation currently,” Hershey said.
Pressed to confirm the messages, Hershey said: “We are aware of it and we are taking action at this moment regarding the situation that you’re talking about.”
Hershey added that FEMA would be providing a fuller statement though none was yet provided by press time. He said that officials in Washington, D.C., would be reaching out to The Daily Wire.
After publication of this story, a FEMA spokesperson told The Daily Wire it was “deeply disturbed” and “horrified” by the employee’s actions, and that it has “taken extreme actions to correct this situation.”
“While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken measures to remove the employee from their role and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening ever again,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “The employee who issued this guidance had no authority and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these homes and we are reaching out to the people who may have not been reached as a result of this incident.”
“This is a matter that we take extremely seriously and we are doing everything we can to make sure all survivors receive support from FEMA. To date, we have helped over 365,000 households impacted by both Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the state of Florida and have provided over $898 million in direct assistance to survivors.”
“We are horrified that this took place and therefore have taken extreme actions to correct this situation and have ensured that the matter was addressed at all levels. Helping people is what we do best and our workforce across the agency will continue to serve survivors for as long as it takes.”
In addition to the statement, a FEMA spokesman clarified that Washington is not actively working for the agency, pending an investigation.
The guidance was first issued by Washington verbally on October 22, and again in the group chat on October 27, according to one of the federal employees. The Trump-related instructions were deleted from the chat a few days later, photos of the chat reviewed by The Daily Wire show.
By October 30, Washington had started walking back the instructions about skipping Trump supporters’ homes, one of the federal employees told The Daily Wire. The relief workers said Washington denied that homes were being skipped after a meeting with other FEMA administrators.
The employees say that Washington has not been punished for the guidance, but has been shifted to another county in Florida.
The whistleblower complaint says that the Trump guidance further undermines trust in FEMA and its response to the hurricanes.
“This behavior raises significant concerns of discrimination against United States citizens because of their political views,” a copy of the complaint obtained by The Daily Wire said. “These actions not only undermine the integrity of our agency and create a hostile work environment for those who may hold differing political beliefs but they also threaten the very democracy of our country.”

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FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs

EXCLUSIVE: FEMA Official Ordered Relief Workers To Skip Houses With Trump Signs

Trump Supporters

There’s a common joke online that says the difference between a conspiracy theory and reality is only a couple of weeks. That principle proved to be true in 2024.
Throughout the past year, the media constantly jumped into “fact check” conservatives by downplaying concerns about President Joe Biden’s health, the presence of Venezuelan illegal immigrant gangs in the United States, and claiming any concerns about FEMA not helping conservatives were unfounded. As usual, the media were proved to be very wrong on each of those issues.
So, here are three of the biggest “conspiracies” that ended up coming true in the last year:
<h3>“Biden Will Drop Out And Another Candidate Will Take His Place”</h3>
<div id="attachment_768029" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-768029" class="size-large wp-image-768029" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/GettyImages-2159612774-864x576.jpg" alt="ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and former President Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign." width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/GettyImages-2159612774-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/GettyImages-2159612774-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/GettyImages-2159612774-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/GettyImages-2159612774.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />Credit: Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.</div>
Even before he became president, conservatives were drawing attention to Biden&#8217;s declining mental acuity and physical struggles. As Biden’s presidency began, these concerns continued to percolate among conservatives throughout Biden’s stumbles and falls and slurring words.
The legacy media largely downplayed these concerns and some even said that he was in the best condition of his life.
“I’ve said it for years now, he’s cogent,” MSNBC host Joe Scarborough <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-scarborough-praises-best-biden-ever-says-to-critics-f-you-if-you-cant-handle-the-truth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in March 2024. “But I under-sold him when I said he was cogent. He’s far beyond cogent. In fact, I think he’s better than he’s ever been — intellectually, analytically — because he’s been around for fifty years.”
Despite the media ignoring Biden’s mental state, many conservatives still believed that Biden would be replaced by another candidate by the time Election Day rolled around. This belief was labeled as a “conspiracy” by NBC News.
In October 2023, NBC ran a <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-float-conspiracy-theory-biden-wont-ballot-rcna121467" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headline</a> saying “Republicans float a quiet conspiracy theory that Biden won&#8217;t be on the ballot.”
“Though no incumbent president has declined to seek a second term since Lyndon Johnson in 1969, there is an unfounded conversation among a faction on the political right that goes something like this: Democratic power brokers will intervene at the last minute to replace a weakened 80-year-old Biden with someone else as the party’s nominee,” the outlet reported.
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The outlet added that the theory was not a “mainstream thought within the Republican Party, but it has maintained a persistent foothold among a relevant chunk of the GOP base taking their cues from some party officials who continue to toy with the idea.”
Just months later, this “unfounded” conspiracy theory came true shortly after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-go-into-full-blown-panic-after-biden-debate-performance-swap-joe-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disastrous debate</a> performance in June of 2024 against Donald Trump. During the debate, Biden’s decline was broadcast for all to see as he delivered raspy and mumbling answers.
Three weeks later, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> he was dropping out of the race, saying he would be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
<h3>“Venezuelan Gangs Are Taking Over U.S. Cities”</h3>
<div id="attachment_846035" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-846035" class="size-large wp-image-846035" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-1024x576.jpg" alt="DENVER, CO. - May 14, 2015: Denver SWAT ready to arrest two people on felony warrants after they barricaded themselves in a home at 4646 Logan St, Globeville. They suspects surrendered to SWAT. Denver May 14, 2015 Denver, CO" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-300x169.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-768x432.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/GettyImages-473344176-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Joe Amon / The Denver Post via Getty Images</div>
After videos emerged of reported gang violence being perpetrated by members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in Colorado, legacy media figures and political officials rushed to downplay fears about the gang activity.
The situation exploded onto the national scene after Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-shows-armed-men-walking-through-co-apt-building-after-official-warned-of-venezuelan-gang-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> that gang members had taken over apartment complexes in the area. Video later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-shows-armed-men-walking-through-co-apt-building-after-official-warned-of-venezuelan-gang-takeover">showed</a> armed men walking through an Aurora apartment building with guns drawn and entering an apartment after knocking on the door.
Despite the footage, Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis’ office <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/co-dem-governor-says-alleged-migrant-gang-takeover-of-apartments-is-imagination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the “purported invasion is largely a feature of Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.”
The media also pushed back on the concerns after the Trump campaign amplified the warnings, alluding to concerns as “<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-debate-venezuelan-gangs-colorado-rcna170255" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rumors</a>” and accused them of making “<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vance-stands-trumps-false-claims-venezuelan-gangs-aurora/story?id=114751512" target="_blank" rel="noopener">false claims</a>” about the situation.
However, the concerns appeared to be validated earlier this month after the Aurora Police Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/19-suspected-venezuelan-illegal-alien-gangsters-detained-at-colorado-apartment-complex" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detained</a> 19 suspected illegal alien gang members from Venezuela at an apartment complex.
Police said that more than a dozen armed gang members accosted a male and female victim at the Edge at Lowry Apartments and forced them into a different unit at the complex.
This came after ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz pushed back on the Trump campaign, telling Vice President-elect JD Vance that the “incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes.”
“Martha, do you hear yourself?” Vance responded. “Only ‘a handful of apartment complexes’ in America were taken over by Venezuelan gangs, and Donald Trump is the problem and not Kamala Harris’ open border?”
It is now reported that members of Tren de Aragua <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/violent-venezuelan-gang-tren-aragua-090027999.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are active</a> in at least 19 states across the country.
<h3>“FEMA Is Discriminating Against Trump Supporters”</h3>
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Shortly after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated the Southeast, fears began circulating that federal authorities were slow-walking their response because of the conservative political leanings of many of the victims.
In Roan Mountain, Tennessee, for example, locals <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-a-small-tennessee-town-survived-helene-after-the-emergency-response-floundered">told</a> The Daily Wire it took nearly two weeks for FEMA to show up. The town is located in Carter County, which <a href="https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/tennessee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted 81%</a> for Trump on Tuesday. 
Trump was especially critical of the federal response, arguing that his supporters were being targeted.
“I’ll be there shortly, but don’t like the reports that I’m getting about the Federal Government, and the Democrat Governor of the State, going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas,” Trump said.
Outlets like the New York Times were quick to jump in and “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/us/politics/trump-helene-fema-fact-check.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fact check</a>” Trump for his “false” claims.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell responded to the concerns by calling them completely incorrect.
“It’s frankly ridiculous, and just plain false. This kind of rhetoric is not helpful to people,” Criswell <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-fema-hurricane-helene-conspiracy-theories-criswell-07d5b1f6968cb2af11b63357186a1a15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “It’s really a shame that we’re putting politics ahead of helping people, and that’s what we’re here to do.”
Just weeks later, Trump proved to be correct after The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a FEMA supervisor in Lake Placid, Florida, ordered relief workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump.”
This directive led to at least 20 homes being skipped over as relief workers offered help to Hurricane Milton victims. FEMA responded to The Daily Wire’s report by firing the employee who issued the guidance and claiming the incident was “isolated.”
Criswell was also called to testify to Congress about the incident and request an Inspector General investigation into the guidance.
Since that time, more whistleblowers have alleged similar misconduct by FEMA in both Georgia and North Carolina.

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FEMA Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-we-learned-from-fema-chiefs-day-of-congressional-grilling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deanne Criswell</a> confirmed that there were multiple ongoing federal investigations into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructions</a> from a relief worker to skip homes with Trump signs, according to a letter to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) first shared with The Daily Wire. 
Criswell <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/12/Senator-Blackburn-Response.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> to Blackburn on Tuesday confirming that Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari and the U.S. Office of Special Council were actively investigating FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington’s written and verbal commands for workers in Lake Placid, Florida to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” The guidance led to workers skipping at least 20 homes in the small community.
Criswell referred to the instructions as “unacceptable” and a “clear violation” of FEMA’s values. 
“This employee’s conduct was reprehensible, and this type of behavior and action will not be tolerated at FEMA,” she wrote. “The work we do at FEMA is not, has never been, and should never be partisan — emergencies and disasters don’t respect geographic or political boundaries.”
The letter came after Blackburn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-blackburn-says-fema-trump-guidance-confirms-worst-fears-about-government" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged FEMA</a> last month to comply with any investigation into potential discrimination over hurricane relief. 
Criswell said that the FEMA’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), the U.S. Office of Special Council, and Cuffari were currently investigating aspects of the incident. 
According to Criswell, OPR began an internal investigation the same day it learned of a complaint about the instructions and referred the matter to the Office of Special Counsel. This investigation was stopped on November 15 at the request of the Inspector General, who later said it could continue on December 3. 
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A whistleblower complaint was first filed on October 26, yet Washington faced no disciplinary action until November 8, the day The Daily Wire first reported on the anti-Trump guidance. 
“On November 19 I personally requested Inspector General Cuffari ‘to conduct an independent inquiry to include all Helene and Milton disasters,’” Criswell told Blackburn. That was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whos-lying-top-republican-not-satisfied-with-fema-answers-on-trump-home-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same day</a> that she testified before congressional lawmakers and was pressed about the status of an Inspector General investigation. 
Criswell told Blackburn that the Inspector General would be “reviewing some aspect of this matter’ through its Office of Audit and noted that the Office of Special Council investigation was ongoing. 
The FEMA chief also promised to cooperate with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-to-investigate-fema-after-guidance-to-skip-trump-homes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee’s investigation</a> into &#8220;potential discrimination against Tennesseans,&#8221; as Blackburn requested. 
Other whistleblowers have since come forward to Republican lawmakers alleging similar discrimination by FEMA workers against Trump supporters in Georgia and North Carolina.

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Multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA</a> officials attended a ritzy climate conference in the Middle East last month, where they pushed climate activism and complained about white women in leadership, as the agency faced criticism over its response to devastating hurricanes and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">skipping over</a> of homes with Trump flags in Florida. 
From around November 14 to November 20, FEMA’s Victoria Salinas and Samantha Medlock attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The pair pushed climate activism at the conference and said there were too many white women in relief work. During the conference, participants proposed a <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/12/animal-protein-overconsumption-un-climate-confab-attendees-urge-countries-to-implement-tax-on-meat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tax on meat</a>, and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/11/23/cop29-un-climate-conference-news-resolutions-updates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> a deal that would make countries like the United States pay developing countries $300 billion per year. 
Salinas is a Biden-Harris appointee serving as the senior official performing the duties of deputy administrator for FEMA, while Medlock serves as Assistant Administrator for Resilience Strategy. It is unclear how much it cost taxpayers to send the two FEMA employees over 6,000 miles across the globe to attend a climate conference.
The trip came a month after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-claim-that-fema-was-tremendously-prepared-haunts-biden-harris-admin-after-hurricane" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that FEMA may run out of emergency funds amid its ongoing response to the devastation of Hurricane Helene. To <a href="https://www.wbtv.com/2024/12/09/fema-extends-north-carolina-hotel-room-stays-helene-survivors-what-know/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">date</a>, nearly 5,000 people in Western North Carolina are without homes and forced to stay in hotels due to the torrential flooding that destroyed homes and killed over 200 people across the southeast. 
Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told The Daily Wire that FEMA should not be diverting resources away from disaster relief.
“FEMA sent its employees to Azerbaijan for the United Nations’ climate change conference — during the height of the Hurricane Helene response,” Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told The Daily Wire. “Diverting attention and resources from the needs of the American People — during a crisis, no less — to focus on the globalists’ climate change agenda is the perfect depiction of our government under the Biden Administration for the last four years.”
Perry, the chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, asked FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about the cost of the trip as she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whos-lying-top-republican-not-satisfied-with-fema-answers-on-trump-home-scandal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was grilled</a> on November 19 over guidance from a FEMA employee in Lake Placid, Florida, for relief workers to “avoid homes advertising Trump.”
Criswell maintained during her testimony that the guidance was an isolated incident, and punted many of the questions from Republican lawmakers to the status of an ongoing investigation. Since her testimony, whistleblowers in Georgia and North Carolina have alleged that FEMA employees discriminated against Trump supporters.
The embattled director&#8217;s testimony took place as Medlock and Salinas pushed Biden administration policies in Baku. After being given an extended deadline, FEMA asked whether they could wait to comment until after publication.
A <a href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/U.S.-Center-Schedule-241120-Clean.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule</a> posted by the State Department indicates that FEMA hosted several panels at the conference. Both <a href="https://archive.ph/214Ue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Salinas</a> and <a href="https://archive.ph/8uz5R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Medlock</a> were interviewed by the State Department’s Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues during their time at the conference. 
On November 14, Medlock was on a <a href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/U.S.-Center-Schedule-241120-Clean.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">panel</a> called “Resilience at Scale: A New Paradigm for U.S. Government Infrastructure Investments.” According to the State Department, this panel was meant to show how the United States was a “leader in building a more climate resilient and sustainable world.” 
During that panel, Medlock <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THkBPPaKuak&amp;list=PL8GloD-FU2Ch-6cBNPte6mwOmVcGbfy2q&amp;index=15" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talked</a> about how FEMA was focused on helping local leaders &#8220;prepare for the impacts of the climate crisis that we know can no longer be avoided.&#8221; She also discussed how the agency had pushed &#8220;low carbon materials and net zero policy.&#8221;
The next day, Salinas spoke on a panel called “With Equality and Resilience for All: Women Influencing Climate Action,” <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stategwi_bonus-with-equality-and-resilience-for-all-activity-7265379003845206016-_4bT/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a recording of the event posted by the State Department. The point of this session was to <a href="https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/U.S.-Center-Schedule-241114.pdf">teach participants</a> to “discover how gender-responsive climate action creates more resilient communities for all.” 
“Not all impacts of the climate crisis are felt equally,” the State Department wrote. “Women and girls, in all their diversity, experience unique livelihood, education, health, and safety challenges associated with natural disasters and resource scarcity.” 
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During the event, “Love is Blind” television personality Taylor Krause talked virtually about“female political leaders being especially effective in effectuating climate policy” and how “family planning and reproductive rights have a dramatic impact.” 
On the panel, Salinas talked about how the number of women in FEMA had “grown by the thousands” and said that it was great that it was now “led by a woman.” Salinas pointed to herself as a woman in charge of 2,000 employees as a sign of progress and said that it was necessary to “get more women into decision-making roles.”
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She also complained about the number of white women in leadership at FEMA, referring to that as a “new challenge.” 
“So at FEMA, our leadership team may be 50% women, but it&#8217;s predominantly white women. And that’s OK, but it&#8217;s not good enough. Right? Because the people we serve in the United States, the intersection of identities &#8230; We know that to be a woman, but to be a woman of color, to be a woman of color with a disability, it goes on and on, leads to so many different experiences and different challenges.” 
That same day Salinas <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrYL9p1IVYE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> on a panel hosted by the America Is All In coalition alongside leftist Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. America Is All In is a <a href="https://www.americaisallin.com/who-we-are" target="_blank" rel="noopener">group</a> that partners with groups like Bloomberg Philanthropies and the United States Climate Alliance to work “alongside the federal government to develop a national climate strategy that meets the urgency of the climate crisis” and scale “climate action around the country.” 
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During the panel discussion, Salinas praised President Joe Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act” and infrastructure bill, both of which dumped tens of billions of dollars into green energy companies and projects.
Salinas also appeared to criticize local leaders who made requests for FEMA projects without considering climate-friendly materials. 
”We fund what is demanded,” she said. “People oftentimes may not know that they should be envisioning the project with low embodied carbon materials and that the government would fund it.” 
Salinas also praised the Biden administration’s Justice40 <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">initiative,</a> which stipulates that at least 40% of certain federal benefits go to “disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution.”
On November 19, FEMA helped organize a <a href="https://www.state.gov/climate-crisis/u-s-center-at-cop29-daily-schedule/">panel</a> to “showcase” how the federal government had addressed “climate change” and “inequity.” Medlock participated in another panel on “climate resilience” on November 20, according to the State Department schedule. 
Other things pushed at the conference include a push from the True Animal Protein Price Coalition for COP29 attendees to issue a <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/12/animal-protein-overconsumption-un-climate-confab-attendees-urge-countries-to-implement-tax-on-meat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> encouraging the transition &#8220;away from animal protein overconsumption according to national or global dietary guidelines by implementing greenhouse gas emission pricing mechanisms in agri-food systems.&#8221;
COP29 also <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/15/al-gore-rant-un-climate-summit-cop29/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featured</a> a lecture from Al Gore saying that he presses his &#8220;own buttons these days.&#8221;

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