Trump Administration suspends FEMA employees who warned the response to disasters

FEMA suspended At least 30 employees After warned that spending restrictions, decrease in staff and gaps in leadership, injured the ability of the Agency to respond to disasters. Employees received an email informing them that they were placed on a goals on Tuesday night, toward The New York Timeswho have reconsidered the e-mail copies. FEMA did not immediately answer the inquiry Edge to confirm the suspensions or answer the allegations in letter.

With Deadly 4. July flood in Kerrville, Texas“FEMA Mission to provide critical support, a guidance not only questioned the existence of the Agency, but uninformed costs of costs above the US people and communities of our oaths, our own” The letter says.

This is not the first time that Trump Administration overlapped to federal employees who expressed concern about their agency’s ability to fulfill their mission. Environmental Protection Agency 144 workers made on administrative leave After writing a letter Until the EPA of Lee Zeldin administrators, “EPA under your leadership will not protect communities from dangerous chemicals and unsafe drinking water, but will increase risks to public health and safety.”