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FEMA employees suspended over letter critical of Trump admin | International

WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Trump administration on Tuesday suspended several employees of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after they publicly expressed outrage over the agency's leadership, according to US media. In an open letter sent Monday, the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, over 180 current and former employees said budget cuts, personnel decisions and other reforms enacted under President Donald Trump could recreate conditions that led to the widely criticized FEMA response to the 2005 hurricane. Of the 180 senders, 36 signed their names -- the rest feared retaliation and withheld their identities. "Around 30" employees were suspended, the New York Times reported Tuesday evening, based on their review of emails. The emails informed FEMA...

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