A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor has been fired for telling staff helping hurricane survivors to skip homes displaying signs supporting Donald Trump.

Agency chief Deanne Criswell described the supervisor’s actions as “reprehensible,” saying FEMA takes seriously its mission “to help everyone before, during and after disasters.”

Although Criswell’s statement about X did not indicate when or where the incident occurred, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Division of Emergency Management would launch an investigation at his direction.

DeSantis called the situation “targeted discrimination” against Trump supporters in Florida.

Fema staff were in Florida helping residents recover from Hurricane Milton last month and had to survey damage to homes to assess who qualifies for federal aid.

The Daily Wire reported Friday that Fema staff were checking homes in Lake Placid when they were ordered to skip properties that had yard signs supporting the Republican candidate.

“Trump does not sign any entry for each leadership,” said internal messages in a government system, reports the Daily Wire.

“When we got there we were told to discriminate against people,” a whistleblower told the press. “It’s almost unbelievable that anyone in the federal government would think that’s OK.”

Criswell, the Fema director, concluded her statement by saying she “will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again.”

Congressman James Comer said he will subpoena Criswell to appear before the House Oversight Committee hearing on November 19.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley also released a letter calling for those involved to be prosecuted if necessary.

Florida has been hit by two major hurricanes in the past two months.

At least 24 people were killed during Milton, which left millions of homes and businesses without power.

Two weeks before Milton, Hurricane Helene made landfall, still becoming the deadliest US inland storm since Katrina.

More than 200 people were killed, more than half of them in North Carolina, where entire communities were devastated.