That’s all he knows how to do.
First, my sympathy goes out to the victims and their families and my admiration goes out to the first responders. Trump’s initial tweet was vindictive but someone must have told him that he needed to do better because the second one was more appropriate. Of course, he’ll never acknowledge the impact of climate change on the frequency and size of the fires.
At least nine people dead, hundreds of homes destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people evacuated, terror from mountains to the sea. The president’s first tweet about the California fires misstates the cause of all the awful destruction to blame the state: https://t.co/NIvNe3dCBr
— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) November 10, 2018
From @CAFirefighters Pres. Brian Rice: "The president's attack is ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning to victims and to our #firefighters on the front lines. #CA fire victims need support instead of recrimination and blame." Full statement HERE: https://t.co/femcjxC0PY https://t.co/tQHtqiWZEB
— CPF (@CAFirefighters) November 10, 2018
Some follow-up data: Nearly 60 percent of CA's 33 million acres of forests are owned by fed gov, ~25 percent privately owned, and ~14 percent owned by industrial owners like timber companies. State and local govts own 3 percent of the state's forests. https://t.co/sCvffE1gD7 …
— Jose A. Del Real (@jdelreal) November 10, 2018
No respect is due. Thousands of AMERICANS evacuated from their homes, many burned to the ground and our "President" points his little finger in the wrong direction to settle scores #ClimateChangeIsReal https://t.co/hV0fgkXW4j
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) November 10, 2018
Dear @realDonaldTrump: What is wrong with you? Disaster victims deserve help & sympathy.
Oh, and guess who owns much of the forest land in CA? Your federal agencies. CA only owns 2%. Guess who cut funding to forest management in the budget? YOU DID.#SaturdayMorning Thoughts https://t.co/Es9oAOhQQc
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 10, 2018
Dear @realDonaldTrump: FYI below from a first responder. Can you please get a briefing from your staff before you write anymore nonsense about the #CaliforniaWildfires? First responders and my constituents who were evacuated would appreciate it if you knew the facts. https://t.co/VKIOv63Slo
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) November 10, 2018
Important, sobering thread. https://t.co/uMU0iuAKw6
— Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) November 11, 2018
This is hilarious!
Uh oh, the president's Twitter has been hacked. https://t.co/YPoNCfqHms
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 10, 2018
Trump is wrong about what is causing the devastating fires in California. https://t.co/1YHb05DoED pic.twitter.com/TYAJqFEhx2
— Slate (@Slate) November 11, 2018
NEW: In response to Pres. Trump threats to halt federal funding to the state, governor's office of California tells @ABC: "Our focus is on the Californians impacted by these fires… not on the President’s inane and uninformed tweets." https://t.co/8zjvCnadSE pic.twitter.com/jR1Um534oU
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 11, 2018
Sad! 