As wildfires raged across the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, burning more than 28,000 acres, destroying thousands of homes and buildings, including entire neighborhoods, and killing at least five people, Donald Trump , elected president, MAGA V. Partners, right-wing commentators, conservative news media, and far-right conspiracists all point the blame at climate change or eight months without rain, but at the wake.
Trump — who supports the massive expansion of fossil fuel extraction and use, which the scientific consensus directly links to the increased frequency of extreme weather events — used the apparent tragedy to attack his longtime nemesis, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. did He claimed that Democrats’ embrace of environmental issues contributed to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) inability to contain what is now the worst wildfire in California history.
Gov. Gavin Newscomb refused to sign the Water Restoration Proclamation introduced before him, which would have allowed millions of gallons of water from excess rain and snowmelt from the north to flow daily to many parts of California, including which are currently burning, pour down. Trump wrote on the Truth Social network. “He wanted to protect the worthless fish called Bo by giving him less water (to no avail!), but he didn’t care about the people of California.”
The governor’s press office issued a statement on Wednesday strongly criticizing Trump’s remarks, noting that “there is no such document as a declaration of water restoration, which is pure fiction.”
Democrats’ embrace of so-called woke politics has become an all-purpose con for the right in recent years. Just as in past generations political correctness and affirmative action have been blamed for various problems, after major events such as the assassination attempt against Trump last July and the collapse of the Baltimore Bridge last March, it is now common to wake up to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). ) are blamed.
Donald Trump Jr. wrote on the Truth Social site Wednesday: “Can we change the name DEI to DIE because this seems to be what happens to the people down below who place woke virtue far above merit?!? »
Never one to shy away from a conspiracy theory, Trump confidant and X-hundred billionaire Elon Musk also used his platform to promote misinformation about who was responsible for the wildfires.
“DEI means people die,” Musk wrote in one of his posts. 2018 with his wife.
Crowley is the first woman and first member of the LGBT community to hold the position of fire chief in Los Angeles.
“Meet Los Angeles Fire Chief Christine Crowley,” shared a post from Chaya Rychic, the woman behind the hate-filled, anti-LGBT account LibsOfTikTok. She is proud to be the first female and LGBTQ fire chief in the Los Angeles Fire Department. Promoting DEI culture is his priority. Does that make you feel safe?” This post has been viewed more than 5 million times.
