DHS fires 3 more FEMA workers after IG report finds crew skipped homes with pro-Trump signs

DHS says the three firings were in addition to other firings carried out after the IG report released last week. An investigation by FEMA's Office of Professional Responsibility found that the three employees had "failed to meet FEMA's standards of conduct."

"Our job is to protect the American people, regardless of their political beliefs. This is especially important when it comes to disaster relief, where every second counts and lives are on the line," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "We've made sure that everyone responsible for this incident has been punished, and we'll make sure that nothing like this ever happens again."

"Under my watch, all parties involved in this situation have been held accountable. Political bias has no room in public service," he added.

Washington maintains she did nothing wrong, arguing in statements to the Washington Post that she was looking to protect workers in a highly politicized environment.

"I had never seen people so passionate during that political season, and what we were experiencing was not just conspiracy theories. People were physically charging at us with aggressive postures and accusations," Washington told the Post.

"People calling people on the phone saying FEMA was here. They would beat us to the fence and yell: 'Don't come here, you are part of Biden; we know what Biden is doing. You are taking our money and giving it to immigrants.' 'Drain the swamp' was a common term," she said.

Washington claimed that her teams only avoided homes that showed both a Trump sign and further signs of so-called hostility, such as signs referencing guns.