FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell responds to critics of the agency’s handling of Hurricane Helene and preparations for Milton on Monday’s „Special Report.“
The head of FEMA is calling out „false“ criticism of the agency following Hurricane Helene, insisting officials have been on the ground since before the storm hit Florida.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been under fire in recent days amid allegations that officials have misused government funding for illegal migrants and have not been quick to respond to the disaster plaguing the southeast. Now, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is opening up about FEMA’s recovery efforts.
„We have been on the ground since before Hurricane Helene hit Florida and before it crossed over North Carolina, and what I would say is just because somebody doesn’t see a person in a FEMA shirt doesn’t mean that we’re not in the area“, Criswell told „Special Report“ on Monday.
„We have a team located with the state side by side to help them understand their needs and move resources where they’re needed“, she continued.
