A tattered American flag flaps outside a home damaged by Hurricane Helene on Anna Maria Island, Fla., on Oct. 8. Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press, file

A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency’s leader said in a statement Saturday.

“This is a clear violation of FEMA’s core values and principles to help people regardless of their political affiliation,” FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said. “This was reprehensible.”

The agency did not identify the employee, nor did it say where the incident happened.

But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it “targeted discrimination” of Florida residents who support Trump, said it happened in his state.

DeSantis said he directed the Florida Division of Emergency Management to begin an investigation into the matter.

“The blatant weaponization of government by partisan activists in the federal bureaucracy is yet another reason why the Biden-Harris administration is in its final days,” DeSantis said on social media. “New leadership is on the way in DC, and I’m optimistic that these partisan bureaucrats will be fired.”

There were no details in FEMA’s statement or DeSantis’ comments about the time frame or community where the incident occurred. FEMA workers have been in Florida helping residents recover from Hurricane Milton, which devastated many communities in the state last month.

Criswell, the FEMA head, said she is determined to hold her employees accountable.

“I will continue to do everything I can to make sure this never happens again,” she said.