California Governor Gavin Newsom asked President Joe Biden during a video conference call on Friday afternoon to combat criticism over his disastrous response to the wildfires that erupted this week.
Newsom’s call with Biden comes after several fires erupted in Los Angeles on Tuesday that have, in just a matter of a few days, destroyed approximately 10,000 structures and caused $50 billion in damages and economic loss.
“I ask you, we’ve got to deal with this misinformation,” Newsom said. “There were hurricane force winds of mis[information] and disinformation — lies.”
“People want to divide this country, and we’re gonna have to address that as well,” he claimed. “And it breaks my heart, as people are suffering and struggling, that we’re up against those hurricane forces as well, and that’s just a point of personal privilege that I share that with you, because it infects real people that are out there, people I meet every single day, people the mayor has been meeting with, and they’re having conversations that are not the typical conversations you’d have at this time, and you wonder where this stuff comes from and it’s very damaging as well.”
"There are hurricane force winds of mis- and disinformation. People want to divide this country. We'll have to address that as well. It breaks my heart. … You wonder where this stuff comes from."
— California Gov. Gavin Newsom during wildfire briefing with Biden and Harris pic.twitter.com/AOdhTu2xKO
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) January 10, 2025
The remarks from Newsom come as President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly called for him to resign this week over his lack of preparedness for the wildfires. […]
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