During Hurricanes Helene and Milton, those affected depended on the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to come to their aid. That’s the job, after all. Instead, agents were ordered to skip houses displaying Donald Trump campaign signs, flags, or banners.
FEMA Left Trump Supporters Out to Dry
In October, Florida was hit with rain, flooding, tornadoes, and, of course, the two hurricanes that caused all that aforementioned adverse weather. Highlands County, Florida, sits in the south-central part of the state and took considerable damage, mostly from tornadoes. It’s also a deep-red county, in which about 70% of voters chose Donald Trump for president this year. FEMA agents were called out to help, as they typically are after hurricanes, and one of the agency’s tasks was to sign up affected residents for disaster relief assistance. However, a…