Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

Photo: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with the Mayor of Naples, Florida Teresa Heitmann and Naples City Manager Gary Young while observing the damaged Naples Pier in Naples, Florida, August 29, 2025. Photo credit: DHS photo by Tia Dufour via Flickr. US government work. Article by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski. ProPublica – September 26, 2025.

For months, the complaints have rolled in from parts of the country hit by natural disasters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency was moving far too slowly in sending aid to communities ravaged by floods and hurricanes, including in central Texas and North Carolina. Many officials were blaming Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, whose agency oversees FEMA. […]

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