The Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor accused of telling staff to skip Florida homes with Trump campaign signs claims it wasn’t a “isolated” incident — and that she’s been hung out to dry.
Marn’i Washington, who was fired last week over the saga, broke her silence in an interview with YouTube podcaster Roland Martin Monday, arguing she was just following FEMA protocol.
“FEMA preaches avoidance first, and then de-escalation. This is not isolated. This is a colossal event of avoidance,” Washington, 39, said.
“Not just in the state of Florida. You will find avoidance in the Carolinas.”
“Senior leadership will lie to you and tell you that they do not know,” she added.
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