SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly accused CNN fact checker Daniel Dale on Monday’s podcast of “patronizing the Democratic Party” by saying there is no shortage of water in the Pacific Palisades.

Massive wildfires have been raging in Los Angeles County since last week, and many say local and state officials have poor leadership and are unprepared to deal with the crisis. On “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the Sirius He said there was.

“Now the media, including CNN fact checker Daniel Dale, are trying to tell us that Los Angeles is not running out of water. I know it was empty, but he’s like, “The lack of water in the Los Angeles area is totally fine.” Listen to this idiot,” Kelly said.

“There is no water shortage in the Los Angeles area,” Dale said on CNN, adding that reports of running out of fire hydrants were due to “technical logistics infrastructure.” Kelly went on to quote a report from the Los Angeles Times. The report said water department officials acknowledged that “the absence of a reservoir, the reservoir we’re talking about on the Palisades, likely contributed to the pressure drop in the upper Palisades and the depletion of the hydrants.” .(Related: ‘What an idiot’: L.A. County residents slam Democratic leadership as chain of failed policies ignites)

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“So, Daniel Dale, how do we know there is no shortage of water in the Los Angeles area?” And did this empty reservoir have no effect? Who died to make you a fire chief and a water department investigator? This guy doesn’t know anything. All he can do is protect the Democratic Party,” Kelly said.

A fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes as the community was gutted. Janice Quiñones, CEO and Chief Engineer, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. said Responding to fires places a significant strain on water systems.

It was later revealed that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a large reservoir in the Pacific Palisades, has been inactive since February 2024, leaving the region with 117 million gallons of water left in storage. According to In the Los Angeles Times.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom told NBC News on Sunday that the state’s reservoirs are full but said an independent investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would be conducted. His comment came after him said CNN reported last Wednesday that “local residents” were to blame for the region’s water shortage.

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