Fema suspends workers who criticised Trump cuts, US media reports say

The Fema staff are said to have been among those who recently lent their names to an open letter.

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The staff are said to have been among those who recently signed an open letter that castigated Trump officials over cuts and alleged interference, warning that another "national catastrophe" akin to Hurricane Katrina was possible.

More than 20 employees were told on Tuesday that they had been put on administrative leave, according to sources who spoke to the BBC's US partner, CBS News.

Asked by the BBC for a comment, a Fema spokesperson said the agency's obligation was to survivors of disasters, "not to protecting broken systems".