ICE Barbie Relaunches Agency Probe to Fit Trump Narrative
Source: Daily Beast
Updated Oct. 29 2025 6:35PM EDT
Published Oct. 29 2025 5:17PM EDT
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem launched a new investigation into one of her own agencies after rejecting the findings of the first one.
The Department of Homeland Security said the renewed investigation uncovered “textbook political discrimination” at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, alleging that during the Biden administration, FEMA workers refused to visit homes displaying signs supporting Donald Trump.
“The federal government was withholding aid against Americans in crisis based on their political beliefs—this should horrify every American, regardless of political persuasion,” Noem said in a statement about the findings of the new DHS investigation. But CNN revealed Wednesday that many current and former FEMA officials disagree with the investigation’s findings.
They argue that it doesn’t demonstrate a systemic problem and may be a political move by the Trump administration, given that President Donald Trump has previously pushed a rhetoric claiming the agency has been denying aid in Republican-majority areas. “If we do something wrong, okay, hold us accountable,” one current FEMA official told CNN. “But don’t fabricate it because it meets your political narrative. That’s just bad government,” the official added.
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