HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for an investigation into FEMA after alleged FEMA volunteers told the Daily Wire they were instructed by the agency to skip the homes of President-elect Donald Trump supporters when surveying damage in Highlands County after Hurricane Milton.

According to internal text messages reviewed by the publication, workers in Lake Placid avoided about 20 homes citing “Trump ad.”

Governor DeSantis said x to say the Florida Division of Emergency Management will investigate the incident.

Dozens of GOP lawmakers also weighed in, including Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a FEMA spokesperson said the agency is “deeply troubled” by the incident, noting that the official who gave the instructions “was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these homes.”

FEMA’s full statement to Fox News Digital:

“FEMA helps all survivors, regardless of their political preferences or affiliation, and we are deeply troubled by this employee’s actions. While we believe this is an isolated incident, we have taken steps to remove the employee from their role and are investigating the matter to prevent this from happening again. never happen again. The employee who issued this guide had no authority and was given no direction to tell teams to avoid these houses, and we are reaching people who have not been contacted as a result. This is a matter we take extremely seriously and are doing everything we can to ensure that all survivors receive support from FEMA. To date, we have helped more than 365,000 households affected by both Hurricanes Helene and Milton. and provided more than $898 million in direct assistance to survivors. We are appalled that this has occurred and have therefore taken extreme measures to rectify this situation and ensure that the issue is addressed at address. all levels. Helping people is what we do best, and our workforce across the agency will continue to serve survivors for as long as needed.”

This is a developing story.