The Los Angeles area fires have charred the popularity of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass while showing a deep division in who respondents blame for the fires.
“Both of them are stone-cold incompetent,” President-elect Donald Trump has said, according to Reuters.
Bass, in particular, came in for criticism because she did not immediately return from a trip to Ghana when the first fires broke out.
Take a drive down Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, California after the Pacific Palisades fire
Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass must be held accountable for this
This was one of the most iconic drives anywhere in the world. LA history gone. pic.twitter.com/OEcxtwmYGm
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) January 15, 2025
A Daily Mail / J.L. Partners poll showed that more respondents believe that Bass and Newsom have some level of responsibility for the fires than those who do not, according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail.
Poll results show that 28 percent of those polled believe Newsom is “a great deal responsible” for the fires, while 20 percent say he is “somewhat responsible,” meaning 48 percent hold him at least somewhat responsible for the fires. […]
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