The official, who has since been fired, said she was merely following protocol to avoid potentially hostile encounters.

We omitted these homes for safety precautions, not because of political plight,” the fired FEMA worker said in an interview this week.

Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against FEMA after a now-fired employee advised her team to avoid homes with President-elect Donald Trump campaign signs in their yards. FEMA officials say this clearly violated the agency’s core values and principles.