Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, January 9, 2025. SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
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While firefighters are still battling the raging fires in Los Angeles, Donald Trump launched a new attack on the leaders of the state of California this Sunday.
“The fires are still raging in Los Angeles. Incompetent politicians have no idea how to turn them offdeclared the American president-elect in a message published on his Truth Social platform. It is one of the worst disasters in the history of our country. They can’t put out the fires. What’s wrong with them? ». “Death is everywhere”s’indigne Donald Trump.
The speed and intensity of the fires ravaging Los Angeles have tested firefighting infrastructure and sparked questions and criticism about the state’s preparedness.
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Fire hydrants have dried up in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood, ravaged by one of five fires in the area, while water shortages have also hampered efforts elsewhere.
A “useless fish”
“I’m looking forward to him coming here.”retorted California Governor Gavin Newsom in an interview on NBC on Sunday. For several days, the governor, considered one of the hopes of the Democratic Party, has called on Donald Trump to go to Los Angeles to see for himself the damage and the efforts put in place to put out the fires.
The Republican called on the governor to resign and spread misinformation this week, including claims that California is running out of water because of Democratic environmental policies that would divert rainwater to protect a “useless fish”. An accusation taken up and propagated by Elon Musk.
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In fact, most of the water used by Los Angeles comes from the Colorado River, and is used primarily by the agricultural sector. “I don’t think this false information is helping us. If I responded to Donald Trump’s insults, to which I am accustomed, it would take me months.”Gavin Newsom said on Sunday.
The fires have so far destroyed more than 12,000 structures, according to the California Fire Agency, while the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office put the death toll at 16. They continue to gain ground on Sunday and could strengthen in the coming hours, with the anticipated return of violent winds.
