The Georgia Republican made the demand amid criticism of the federal agency’s response to Hurricane Helene.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has called on the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Deanne Criswell, to resign as the government body continues to face criticism over its response to Hurricane Helene.
The handling of the aftermath of Helene has become a political flashpoint in the final weeks of the election cycle. Republicans and residents in affected states have blasted FEMA for its response to the hurricane, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm on September 26 and carved a path of destruction as it moved north. One of the deadliest storms in U.S. history, Helene has claimed at least 200 lives in six states.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and his allies have repeatedly pushed false claims that the agency is diverting funds for disaster relief efforts to help migrants.
“FEMA Director Deanne Criswell will be coming before the Oversight Committee and will receive the full Kimberly Cheatle treatment. Probably worse”, Greene, a Georgia Republican, wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Cheatle, the former director of the Secret Service, resigned in July after being grilled by lawmakers during a congressional hearing about the agency’s security failures that led to the attempted assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania.
Greene added that FEMA “is confiscating supplies, blocking help to Helene survivors, and using disaster relief funds to house illegals. Resign Deanne.”
Newsweek has contacted Criswell for comment via an email to FEMA. Greene’s office has been contacted for further comment via email.
In another post, Greene shared a video where a FEMA employee expressed concerns about transgender migrants being misgendered in faith-based shelters.
