Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said on Fox News Tuesday that federal aid for wildfires in Southern California needs “provisions,” adding that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration has no control over the process. details of how it is expected to be handled.
A wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County on January 7th and tore through the area. Fee The state suffered more than $250 billion in damages. On “The Ingraham Angle,” host Laura Ingraham criticized the defense of some corporate media outlets, which she says Republicans are politicizing the situation.
“What a disaster, Laura. There is no governance there. They have no leadership. You see what’s happening in blue cities and blue states across the country, and they just rioted again in California. That’s right,” Tuberville said. “Every year they’re exposed for what they did or didn’t do. Chuck Schumer has been their sugar daddy since I’ve been here.”
“He bailed them out in 2021 with the CARES Act — $30 million, $40 million, $1 billion. They were in bankruptcy, so he bailed them out. He reversed course with the Inflation Control Act. We did the same thing a few years ago. We rescued them again. Folks, the sugar daddies are gone,” Tuberville added.
Tuberville had said Newsmax on Monday supported sending money to Democratic states, but made it clear that they “do not deserve” aid unless leadership makes some changes. Both Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom and Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have been heavily criticized for their leadership during the crisis and the state’s apparent lack of preparedness before the wildfires. (Related: ‘My hometown feels like Armageddon’: Los Angeles-area towns reduced to ashes, leaving many with only ‘the clothes on their backs’)
“Donald Trump is the new sheriff in town,” Tuberville added. “They don’t have anyone to pay their bills. They’re going to have to go to Donald Trump and say we need your help, but so be it.”
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“We’re going to help them, but Laura, there have to be some conditions on what we do, how we do it, when we do it, and what we get out of it,” Tuberville said. he said. “American taxpayers are tired of watching people steal money, have no governance, and have no idea what they’re doing.”
Other Republicans in Congress, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Representative Scott Fitzgerald, and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Flood, also asked a question While aid is being sent to California due to failures in California’s leadership, some point to problems with the state, including its home insurance system. However, not everyone supports possible conditions on state aid. Republican Representatives Rick Scott (Florida) and Thom Tillis (North Carolina) publicly Supported federal aid for residents affected by wildfires.
“What’s going to happen is that President Trump is going to bring in a new EPA administrator. He’s going to have to be involved,” Tuberville said. “He’s going to have to get involved in what’s going on in California. It’s clear that these people have no idea what to do or how to do it. That’s why the new EPA administrator We can get involved and make some stipulations about how we help them. You said we need to help California. It’s a beautiful state.”
“Unfortunately, many of our state’s residents don’t believe in this blue madness, but we’re going to help everyone. Unfortunately, taxpayers across America are going to have to pay for it. People in North Carolina who are devastated as we speak, and even people in Hawaii as we speak, it’s really amazing,” Tuberville added.
Residents of Altadena, California, whose homes were destroyed in the Eaton Canyon Fire that started in Pasadena, have filed a lawsuit against Southern California Edison and Edison International for their alleged involvement in the fire. One lawsuit says the crisis could have been avoided if the company had properly “de-energized all electrical equipment in the area” and ensured that flammable vegetation was trimmed around the infrastructure.
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