L.A. mayor: 'Instead of hitting golf course,' Trump and Congress should ensure wildfire aid
Source: Politico
By JESSE NARANJO
09/13/2020 11:20 AM EDT
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Sunday urged an end to partisanship in deciding which states get disaster aid as California and the rest of the West Coast reel from devastating wildfires.
“Whether it's twin hurricanes on the Gulf Coast or fires here on the West Coast. We're one nation. And, sometimes looking at the leadership that comes out, it's easy to forget that,” Garcetti said on CNN’s “State of the Union” ahead of a planned visit to California Monday by President Donald Trump.
“It's taken three weeks. I'm glad he's coming, but we need much more help," the mayor went on. "When we have firefighters dying on the line and Washington refuses to help states and refuses to help local governments that are the first responders to emergencies like this, it's unconscionable.”
Pressed by CNN host Jake Tapper on what specifically the president could be doing, given that he declared an emergency in California three weeks ago, Garcetti said there was a “refusal in blaming blue states over red states.” The president, who is on a three-day campaign tour of the West, is scheduled to meet with local and federal officials near Sacramento on Monday to assess the vast wildfire damage.
“Instead of hitting the golf course or going on vacation, the president and Congress respectively should sit down and make sure there is assistance for these brave men and women who are protecting our lives and our property,” Garcetti added.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/13/garcetti-trump-congress-wildfire-aid-413342
Funny thing is, if it was only golf courses burning, I really wouldn't mind so much,
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