As wildfires devastate LA, Republicans point fingers at Democratic California leaders

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✍️ The article discusses the politicization of the Los Angeles fires, with Donald Trump and his supporters using the disaster to attack the Democratic political establishment in California, while ignoring the role of climate change in the fires.
👉 Donald Trump and his supporters have used the Los Angeles fires to attack the Democratic political establishment in California
👉 Experts have debunked claims that the fires are due to a lack of water, and that the real cause is the devastating impacts of climate change
👉 Trump and his supporters have ignored the role of climate change in the fires
👉 The politicization of the disaster bodes ill for the response to climate-related disasters in the future

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Trump and Maga allies are using the fires to attack leaders like Newsom – possibly foretelling power struggles aheadIf ever a situation cried out for elevating national unity over political divisions, the dystopian scenes emanating from the Los Angeles fires surely qualified.The catastrophe that has left at least five people dead, more than 1,000 structures destroyed and forced thousands fleeing their homes would – in an ideal and less polarised America – spur humane empathy and solidarity in place of tribal partisanship. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/california-wildfires-trump-republicans-democrats