Celebrities attack Trump for inaccurate tweet on California wildfires: 'This man is demented'
6 years, 2 months ago

Celebrities attack Trump for inaccurate tweet on California wildfires: 'This man is demented'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a series of tweets, Mr Trump pointed the finger at “gross mismanagement” for the catastrophic wildfires and threatened to withhold federal aid. “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” Mr Trump tweeted on Saturday. “Never stop saying it.” Ten-time Grammy winner John Legend, who has become one of the Mr Trump’s most vocal critic, expressed disappointment in Mr Trump failing to offer condolences to victims of the wildfires. “The reason these wildfires have worsened is because of climate change and a historic drought,” the famed thespian wrote, attaching a link to an article featuring a statement from a fire official calling Mr Trump’s tweet “uninformed.

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Trump branded ‘disgusting’ by Jimmy Kimmel for response to California fires
21 hours, 47 minutes ago

Trump branded ‘disgusting’ by Jimmy Kimmel for response to California fires

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. What’s wrong with them?” Find all live updates on the California fires here To this, …

California Governor invites Trump for wildfire survey after 'worthless fish' jibe
4 days, 10 hours ago

California Governor invites Trump for wildfire survey after 'worthless fish' jibe

India Today  

Days after US President-elect Donald Trump blamed the California Governor for the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, Gavin Newsom on Saturday invited the Republican to take stock of the devastation and meet the victims. In a hard-hitting letter to Trump, the California Governor asked him not to "politicise a human tragedy" and "spread disinformation from the sidelines". Explaining the reason behind …

Stop playing politics with the LA fires and address the key cause: man-made climate change
4 days, 14 hours ago

Stop playing politics with the LA fires and address the key cause: man-made climate change

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Never missing an opportunity to turn …

The California wildfires are not ‘natural disasters’ – they’re man-made catastrophes
5 days, 1 hour ago

The California wildfires are not ‘natural disasters’ – they’re man-made catastrophes

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Southern California’s shift from months of …

Trump’s ‘inaccurate’ claims about California fires mocked by late-night hosts
5 days, 1 hour ago

Trump’s ‘inaccurate’ claims about California fires mocked by late-night hosts

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump blamed the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, in an eyebrow-raising Truth Social post that inaccurately …

It’s climate change, stupid: Director Jim Jarmusch bashes deniers amid raging LA fires
5 days, 5 hours ago

It’s climate change, stupid: Director Jim Jarmusch bashes deniers amid raging LA fires

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Film director Jim Jarmusch erupted during a critics awards event to attack climate change deniers …

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.
5 days, 13 hours ago

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been offering much sympathy. “I have a lot of thoughts and I know what I want to say, but I won’t.” In a post on his Truth Social media network, Trump tried to connect dry hydrants to criticism of the state’s approach to balancing the distribution of …

California wildfires: Why Trump blames Governor Gavin Newsom
6 days, 1 hour ago

California wildfires: Why Trump blames Governor Gavin Newsom

Firstpost  

Amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfire crisis, US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised California Newsom and outgoing President Joe Biden for prioritising environmental concerns over residents’ safety. Amid the ongoing crisis, US President-elect Donald Trump criticised California Governor Gavin Newsom and outgoing President Joe Biden for failing to contain wildfires. In response to Trump, according to Washington Post, Newsom said, …

Elon Musk uses wildfires to attack California’s DEI practices — as MAGA faithful spread wild conspiracies
6 days, 11 hours ago

Elon Musk uses wildfires to attack California’s DEI practices — as MAGA faithful spread wild conspiracies

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has lashed …

Trump Goes On Puzzling Truth Social Rant About California Wildfires
6 days, 13 hours ago

Trump Goes On Puzzling Truth Social Rant About California Wildfires

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In what appears to be his first public statement addressing the multiple, devastating wildfires that have burned nearly 2,000 structures in the Los Angeles area and killed at least five people, President-elect Donald Trump did nothing but blame California Gov. In a convoluted rant on social media, Trump accused Newsom ― whom he called “Newscum” ― of …

Editorial: How California leaders can protect the environment from another Trump administration
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: How California leaders can protect the environment from another Trump administration

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks last month at a rally in Coachella, during which he threatened to withhold federal firefighting aid to California unless Gov. With Trump’s team expected to kill President Biden’s electric vehicle tax credit, among other reversals, California can cement its reputation for consistently committing to its climate policies. That worked in California’s favor in 2019, when Ford, Honda …

Trump threatens to withhold firefighting funds from California after accusing FEMA of not doing enough
3 months ago

Trump threatens to withhold firefighting funds from California after accusing FEMA of not doing enough

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After spending days spreading misinformation about FEMA not helping victims …

'Disqualifying': Outrage mounts as ex-Trump official reveals alarming wildfire response
3 months, 1 week ago

'Disqualifying': Outrage mounts as ex-Trump official reveals alarming wildfire response

Raw Story  

Many political observers were shocked Thursday by news that former President Donald Trump balked at helping California wildfire victims until he learned Republican voters were among them. But when Rep. Byron Donalds tried Thursday to slam that response as "slow" and "overly-bureaucratic," one X user replied with E&E News reporter Scott Waldman's exact words: "Two former Trump White House officials …

DeSantis dismisses climate change, calling it ‘politicisation of weather’
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis dismisses climate change, calling it ‘politicisation of weather’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ron DeSantis began a whirlwind media tour around the launch …

Trump administration denies California disaster relief funds to deal with wildfires
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump administration denies California disaster relief funds to deal with wildfires

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy California's calls for federal …

Column: Trump unleashes another unhinged rant about California water and wildfires
4 years, 3 months ago

Column: Trump unleashes another unhinged rant about California water and wildfires

LA Times  

Trump dials in to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday: We listened to spare you the pain. As my colleague Sammy Roth reported, among California’s 40 million residents, “Just under half a million homes and businesses lost power for as little as 15 minutes and as long as 2½ hours on Aug. 14, with another 321,000 utility customers going dark …

‘It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch': Trump states categorical denial of climate crisis during California wildfire visit
4 years, 4 months ago

‘It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch': Trump states categorical denial of climate crisis during California wildfire visit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump clashed with Democratic officials in California over West …

Trump spurns science on climate: ‘Don’t think science knows’
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump spurns science on climate: ‘Don’t think science knows’

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role in historic West Coast infernos and renewed his unfounded claim that failure to rake forest floors and clear dead timber is mostly to blame. Trump countered, “I don’t think science knows, …

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’
4 years, 4 months ago

In California, Trump continues to deny climate change is real: ‘It will start getting cooler’

LA Times  

President Trump walks to speak to reporters as he arrives at Sacramento McClellan Airport on Sept. 14, 2020, for a briefing on the California wildfires. The president said, “Absolutely.” A few moments later, however, during a presentation by California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Trump said: “It will start getting cooler, you just watch.” When Crowfoot said that science disagreed, …

Trump’s antagonistic relationship with California overshadows his visit to check on wildfires
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s antagonistic relationship with California overshadows his visit to check on wildfires

LA Times  

At Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park on Monday, Gov. You just watch.” “I wish science agreed with you,” Crowfoot said before Trump responded, refusing to yield: “I don’t think science knows, actually.” Newsom later emphasized that scientific evidence showed a clear link between climate change and California’s catastrophic wildfires that have killed at least 24 people in the last …

Trump threatens to cut off disaster funding for California fire victims
6 years ago

Trump threatens to cut off disaster funding for California fire victims

LA Times  

President Trump, on a visit to Malibu on Nov. 17, takes in the damage from the Woolsey fire alongside then-Gov. President Trump injected new uncertainty into California’s wildfire recovery efforts, tweeting early Wednesday that he has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency not to send more disaster funding to state officials “unless they get their act together, which is unlikely.” …

California wildfires: Trump blames forest management during tour of devastation and says ‘I want great climate’
6 years, 1 month ago

California wildfires: Trump blames forest management during tour of devastation and says ‘I want great climate’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think everybody’s seen the light and I don’t think we’ll have this again to this extent.” After viewing …

Trump sees wildfire areas, consoles those harmed by shooting
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump sees wildfire areas, consoles those harmed by shooting

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — President Donald Trump on Saturday acknowledged Californians suffering from twin tragedies, walking through the ashes of a mobile home and RV park in a small northern town all but destroyed by deadly wildfires and privately consoling people grieving after a mass shooting at a popular college bar outside Los Angeles. It’s like total devastation,” Trump said as …

Donald Trump tours town destroyed by Californian wildfire, says disaster hasn't changed his opinion on climate change
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump tours town destroyed by Californian wildfire, says disaster hasn't changed his opinion on climate change

ABC  

US President Donald Trump says the devastation caused by California's deadliest bushfire has not changed his mind about climate change. Key points: The remains of 77 people have been recovered so far More than 1,000 people are listed as missing President Donald Trump said that he did not think there would be a fire to this extent again The President …

Trump Blames Forest Management For Wildfires Again During California Visit
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump Blames Forest Management For Wildfires Again During California Visit

NPR  

Trump Blames Forest Management For Wildfires Again During California Visit Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 10:00 p.m. The funding was granted despite a tweet by Trump last week in which he blamed forest management for the fires. "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest …

Trump's Response To The California Wildfires Isn't Just Inaccurate. It's Dangerous.
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump's Response To The California Wildfires Isn't Just Inaccurate. It's Dangerous.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Saturday morning, as entire California towns were engulfed in flames, the president retreated to Twitter. Instead, he offered an explanation for the wildfires ― California’s “poor forest management” ― and threatened to withhold federal recovery funds. Poor forest management is a nod to logging interests and, for reasons others have pointed out, is not the root cause …

Whoopi Goldberg dumbfounded by President Trump's wildfire tweets
6 years, 2 months ago

Whoopi Goldberg dumbfounded by President Trump's wildfire tweets

Salon  

“The View” host Whoopi Goldberg was dumbfounded that President Donald Trump was lobbing insults at California as wildfires rage across the state. Trump blamed “forest management” for the fires, which have claimed at least 31 lives and thousands of homes, and threatened to pull federal funding. “He was blaming California for poor forest management and threatening to stop federal payments …

Trump backtracks after backlash intensifies over his tweet blaming California for wildfires
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump backtracks after backlash intensifies over his tweet blaming California for wildfires

Salon  

President Donald Trump is facing harsh criticism over a recent tweet that seemed to blame the State of California for the recent spate of wildfires. "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor," Trump tweeted on Saturday. "The president's message attacking California and threatening to withhold aid …

Trump blames fires, erroneously, on California forest management. Firefighters call it a ‘shameful attack’
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump blames fires, erroneously, on California forest management. Firefighters call it a ‘shameful attack’

LA Times  

California firefighters criticized President Trump for a tweet Saturday that incorrectly stated that this week’s devastating fires were the result of poor forest management. Trump said poor forest management policies caused the fires plaguing the state, even though the massive Woolsey fire didn’t occur in a forest. “We’re having no problems as far as access to water supply,” Scott McLean, …

Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tweet about California wildfires
6 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s ‘ridiculous’ tweet about California wildfires

CNN  

CNN — Wildfires are raging in California. “California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amounts of readily available water to be properly utilized,” the US President wrote on Twitter. “Nice!” The problem with his tweets, according to environmental scientists and California water experts, is that there’s way more …

White House can’t – or won’t – explain Trump’s wildfire tweets
6 years, 5 months ago

White House can’t – or won’t – explain Trump’s wildfire tweets

CNN  

CNN — Even the White House can’t explain President Donald Trump’s tweets suggesting California environmental laws have worsened wildfires raging in that state. On Tuesday, administration officials declined to offer any clarity on Trump’s series of tweets claiming environmental laws and water regulations in California are hampering the state’s ability to fight the wildfires. White House officials also couldn’t say …

Column: In a strikingly ignorant tweet, Trump gets almost everything about California wildfires wrong
6 years, 5 months ago

Column: In a strikingly ignorant tweet, Trump gets almost everything about California wildfires wrong

LA Times  

No one would mistake President Trump for an expert on climate change or water policy, but a tweet he issued late Sunday about California’s wildfires deserves some sort of award for most glaring misstatements about those two issues in the smallest number of words. Trump blamed the fires on “bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available …

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