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L.A. Mayor Slams Trump’s Response to Wildfires, Says Ensure Aid ‘Instead of Hitting Golf Course’
Los Angeles Sep 16, 2020
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is calling out President Donald Trump for his lack of response to the ongoing devastating wildfires ravaging California. While speaking on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Garcetti called on Trump and Congress to take actionable steps to ensure aid for firefighters risking their lives against the current wildfires that have claimed the lives of at least 33 and burned through more than 4.7 million acres. “Instead of hitting the golf course or going on vacation, the president and Congress respectively should sit down and make sure there is assistance for these brave men and women who are protecting our lives and our property,” Garcetti said. (Most recently, the president went golfing at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, on Aug. 30.) On Saturday, the White House announced Trump will travel to California on Monday. He is scheduled to meet with local and federal fire and emergency officials. “It’s taken three weeks. I’m glad he’s coming, but we need much more help,” Garcetti said. “When we have firefighters dying on the line and Washington refuses to help states and refuses to help local governments that are the first responders to emergencies like […]
