Los Angeles fires: Trump offers not much sympathy, casts blame instead

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : Trump v. Newsom: Round 2 expected Trump v. Newsom: Round 2 was to be expected -- the liberal Democrat has long been one of Trump's biggest foils.
56% : He has promised to drill for more oil and cut back on renewable energy.
34% : You talk about a tax base, if those people leave you're going to lose half your tax base of California," Trump said.
31% : " Dry fire hydrants, state's approach hit 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 water to farms and cities with the need to protect endangered species including the Delta smelt.
24% : But any additional federal response will be overseen by Trump, who has a history of withholding or delaying federal aid to punish his political enemies.
21% : Trump has sided with farmers over environmentalists in a long-running dispute over California's scarce water resources.
21% : As for the impact of the fires on Californians, Trump said areas in Beverly Hills and around it were "being decimated" and that he had "many friends living in those houses."
19% : Trump refuses to recognize the environmental dangers, instead blaming increasing natural disasters on his political opponents or on acts of God.
18% : Referring to the governor by a derisive nickname, Trump said he should resign.
17% : In September, during a press conference at his Los Angeles golf course, Trump threatened: "We won't give him money to put out all his fires.
14% : Trump has lashed out at his longtime political foe Gov. Gavin Newsom's forest management policies and falsely claimed the state's fish conservation efforts are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
12% : "NO MORE EXCUSES FROM THIS INCOMPETENT GOVERNOR," Trump said, adding, "IT'S ALREADY FAR TOO LATE!" Standing on the street in a scorched subdivision as a home behind him was engulfed in flames, Newsom responded to the criticism when asked about it by CNN.
10% : On Thursday, Trump said on social media that Newsom should "open up the water main" -- an overly simplistic solution to a complex problem.

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