Leroy wrote on Jan 12
th, 2025 at 2:05pm:
Quote:Trump’s suggestions have prompted head-scratching from experts who say his prescriptions — more raking, less water released into the ocean for environmental purposes — suggest he does not understand the science of wildfires. Critics also point out that most of California’s wildlands are federally managed.
Newsome in 2020
Quote:“Wildfires don’t stop at jurisdictional boundaries. As we respond to wildfires in real-time this summer, improving coordination between the major stewards of California’s forested land will help us protect communities and restore forest health across California,” Newsom said in a statement.
They had fun mocking Trump, they laughed and laughed.
sad thing is people have died in these fires.
These lives could have been saved.
Trump accused Newsom of prioritizing environmental policies over public safety, and claimed that FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the crisis. CBS News Confirmed looked into some of the claims. Here's what we know.
Trump claimed Newsom "refused to sign the water restoration declaration" that he said would have directed millions of gallons of water to areas now burning, alleging he prioritized a small fish, called a smelt, over residents.
In response, Newsom's office said, "There is no such document as the water restoration declaration – that is pure fiction."Trump claims there is "no money in FEMA"Trump also lobbed criticisms at President Biden in a social media post, claiming the current administration is leaving him "no money in FEMA."
FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund was rapidly dwindling last October after Hurricane Helene and a series of major disasters, but Mr. Biden signed a bill in December that added $29 billion to the fund.
On Wednesday, the agency told CNN they had approximately $27 billion left in the Disaster Relief Fund. CBS News has reached out to confirm the current balance.In a statement, the White House said FEMA has approved Fire Management Assistance Grants to reimburse California for firefighting costs.
In multiple social media posts this week, Trump referenced "no water in the fire hydrants."Los Angeles officials faced fierce criticism after some fire hydrants ran dry in parts of Pacific Palisades overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday.
Janisse Quiñones, chief executive and chief engineer of the L.A. Department of Water and Power, said at a Wednesday press conference that all three 1-million-gallon water tanks in the area ran dry by 3 a.m., reducing water pressure for fire hydrants at higher elevations.
Quiñones said the tanks, which supply pressure for hydrants in the hilly Palisades, couldn't refill fast enough as firefighting efforts drained water faster than the main trunk line could supply it.
Still, Trump has long pushed these claims,
suggesting while on the campaign trail that he'd withhold aid from California if Newsom didn't reinstate Trump's policies."The water coming here is dead. And Gavin Newsom is going to sign those papers, and if he doesn't sign those papers, we won't give him money to put out all his fires, and we don't give him the money to put out his fires. He's got problems," Trump said at a press conference at his Los Angeles golf course in September.
In the above we see the real trump, what a scumbag to
threaten to withold disaster funds.