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Madam mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster?”
Blevins asks in the video Do you think you should have been visiting Ghana while this was unfolding back home?”
Emergency information, resources and shelter is available. All of this can be found at URL."
At one point, Bass appeared confused by her notes, mistakenly saying So I was able to be on the phone the entire time of the flight. We are fighting for you and everyone in Los Angeles,
she said, reading from prepared remarks NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA
Then again he spouted off about the California governor in a third post There is no such document as the water restoration declaration – that is pure fiction
a spokesperson for Newsom wrote Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers
There are not enough firefighters in LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude."
As of this moment, Gavin Newscum and his Los Angeles crew have contained exactly ZERO per cent of the fire. It is burning at levels that even surpass last night. This is not Government. I can't wait till January 20th!”
In another post shared on Truth Social, the US President-elect stated He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn't work!), but didn't care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, and no firefighting planes. A true disaster,
Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.”
In a post shared on the social media platform Truth Social, Trump stated This is a highly dangerous windstorm that's creating extreme fire risk - and we're not out of the woods. We're already seeing the destructive impacts of this fire in Pacific Palisades that grew rapidly in a matter of minutes."
In a statement, Newsom said Our deepest thanks go to our expert firefighters and first responders who jumped quickly into fighting this dangerous fire. If you're in Southern California, please pay attention to weather reports and follow any guidance from emergency officials,
The LA County Fire Department was prepared for one or two major brush fires, but not four -- especially given the sustained winds and low humidities. As our director of emergency management said, this is not a normal red flag alert,
