Trump And His Allies Follow Well Worn Playbook To Gloat Over Devastating LA Wildfires

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : "And in a separate post the same day, Trump claimed that Newson "refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.
37% : On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes," Trump said.
29% : "On Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social to comment on the disaster, saying: "One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground.
28% : Trump and his allies were behind similar efforts to boost disinfo about the FEMA response to hurricane damage in North Carolina this fall, as well.
27% : Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletterAs a series of devastating wildfires ravages parts of Southern California, Donald Trump and his allies have seized on the moment to gloat, spread disinfo and politicize the still unfolding tragedy.
22% : And just last week, Trump was personally spreading debunked information about the attack in New Orleans over New Years, attempting to make the tragic incident a border control issue.
12% : Despite the enormous gravity of the tragedy, figures on the right, including Trump and Elon Musk, have used the ongoing devastation as an opportunity to blast Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the natural disaster, and to promote blatantly false information about why this tragedy has become so disastrous.

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