Some Republican lawmakers are concerned about the Trump administration’s plan to further gut — possibly abolish — the Federal Emergency Management Agency and are seeking answers from the president and Elon Musk, CNN reported Friday.
The Trump administration fired roughly 200 probationary employees at FEMA beginning over the holiday weekend. Further, the agency was instructed this week to “come up with employee reductions far beyond the probationary list,” including “anyone who worked or works on climate, environmental justice, equity, DEIA,” both CNN and Politico reported, citing an internal memo.
“This will impact the majority of our staff,” the FEMA email says, according to the reports.
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