The Los Angeles fire catastrophe proves there’s no low too low for the Murdoch network, Republicans and their fave felon.
Oklahoma Senator, wannabe brawler and, of course, Republican, Sen. Markwayne Mullin used his visit to Fox & Friends this morning to blame President Biden and Democrats for the horrendous fires in Los Angeles.
If you thought the horrific destruction of homes, buildings and properties in Los Angeles would provide a moment of decency from Mullin or Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, you’d be sorely mistaken.
Maybe the two were just following Donald Trump’s lead of classlessness. Instead of showing any presidential leadership as the second-largest city in the U.S. burns, Trump sounded like a middle-schooler calling Gov. Gavin Newsom “Newscum.”
Mullin claimed President Joe Biden has been “an absent leader for four years,” and “The Democrats have been covering it up.”
“Now the media's coming out and saying that's the worst cover up they've had, and they regret covering for him,” Mullin continued. Donald Trump, who has not been sworn into office “has been the President since November 5th,” Mullin said, “and basically now, and obviously he's leading from the front. He's also calling out Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass on their inadequate leadership.”
“I get what people are saying, that the tankers are full and they went out within hours, hydrants are out, no one can predict this, that's not true,” Mullin added. “You can predict this because that's why you put in hydrants."
Mullin went on and on using the tragedy to kick Democrats during what should be an occasion to come together as Americans.
MULLIN: This was predicted by President Trump nine years ago, that this was a kennel that was going to have issues if they didn't do something, and they weren't even prepared. They didn't have the reservoirs full, they cut the fire departments’ budget, and now you go in and your hydrants are dry because why? Because you didn't prepare for it? And then you had Governor Newsom that goes out there, Brian, and says that this is a local issue. No, it's a state issue at this point. There's tankers all around, you have emergency responses, you have a National Guard that you can employ, you get people moving, and you start fighting this fire.
Kilmeade was there to amplify the cruelty, the crude partisanship and expand the exploitation of tragedy.
Yet Kilmeade was so busy pointing fingers, he didn’t seem to realize what he was calling for. Ditto for Mullin.
KILMEADE: Senator, if you're a leader, and you're asked in the middle of a catastrophe, ‘what happened here?’ and you blame somebody else, you should turn in your leadership card and hand over you captain's band."
MULLIN: Hundred percent.
So, Trump should not take office on January 20 after calling the California Governor "Newscum?" Maybe Mullin should resign his Senate seat also?
Meanwhile, President Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the southern California fires.
You can watch this hideous display that you know would set off 24/7 poutrage on Fox had it come from Democrats during a catastrophe in a red state, below. It’s from the January 9, 2025 Fox & Friends.
We should remember that in 2020, there were wildfire disasters in Washington State and Little Felon Trump made a point of refusing to provide any assistance whatsoever. The aid was finally given a year later by President Biden, but the Pence White House made sure not one cent was provided while they held office. And in 2018, Little Felon Trump repeatedly said he would not provide any FEMA help for California’s fires until he was shown that the fires were affecting his voters in Orange County, which had shown majority support for him in 2016. In the current situation, in the Palisades, Malibu and Altadena, there is no scenario where Little Felon Trump would care what happened to those Americans.
California actually won’t need to go to federal court and shouldn’t waste time there for exactly the issue you mentioned. The more expedient way to handle this matter will be for Governor Newsom (and as of 2027, likely Governor Harris) to simply withhold any money from California going to federal coffers. This state sends many billions more to the federal government than it receives back. So until we’ve completed the process of containing the fires, cleaning up the damage and rebuilding the homes, not one dollar should go to the Vance White House – unless Little Felon Trump resigns.
Nobody in California needs to bend the knee to the Vance White House or to gargoyles like Stephen Miller or Elon Musk. Little Felon Trump can throw all the tantrums he wants, and throw all the ketchup at the wall he feels compelled to toss, and he will still be what he is.
California will take the case to federal courts, and SHOULD prevail, but given the judges and SC justices appointed by Trump, who knows? And I hope you are right about Newsom not “bending the knee.”
In 10 days, Little Felon Trump’s cronies and handlers will take over what will become the Vance White House. Given their hatred for California and for Governor Newsom in particular, and given Little Felon Trump’s tantrum about demanding that the Governor “resign immediately”, there will be some immediate consequences for the state of California. President Biden has taken the admirable step of alotting a good deal of money and resources to helping California deal with this tragedy, and has pledged that the resources and money will continue for the next 6 months. The problem there is that President Biden will no longer be in a position to keep that promise in 10 days. So, on January 20, the resources will be withdrawn and the money will be rescinded – unless Governor Newsom bends the knee. Given that this won’t be happening, we in California will need to cover the massive bill here ourselves.
Elections have consequences – and Little Felon Trump said throughout his campaign to stay out of prison that he would be focused on revenge and “retribution” as his priority. Here’s the first taste of it.
