Posted on 01/24/2025 10:29:00 PM PST by SoConPubbie
President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants California to implement voter ID laws before he would approve federal funds to help it recover from massive wildfires there and said he might eliminate the federal emergency response agency.
"I want to see two things in Los Angeles: Voter ID so that the people have a chance to vote. And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state. Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California ever has ever seen," Trump said during a visit to North Carolina.
Trump has showered Gov. Gavin Newsom and California leaders with disdain for water policies that he claimed worsened the recent blazes. He said he would "take a look at a fire that could have been put out if they let the water flow, but they didn’t let the water flow."
In California, Trump plans to tour the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where rows of homes burned to the ground. He’s expected to receive a briefing on the fires, which are ongoing, with thousands of people under evacuation orders.
Trump also said during his North Carolina visit that he is considering "getting rid of FEMA," the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The comment, made during a briefing on the monthslong recovery from Hurricane Helene, was the latest signal of how Trump is planning sweeping changes to the federal government’s role in managing catastrophes.
“FEMA has been a very big disappointment," the Republican president said. “It’s very bureaucratic. And it’s very slow. Other than that, we’re very happy with them.”
Trump said he was looking at signing an executive order on FEMA.
“I’d like to see the states take care of disasters,"
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Gotta ban mail-in ballots too.
There are two effectively permanent one-party crony-leftist, woke states, living off debt, high taxes, with terrible wealth divides, and promoting destruction of America.
They are California and New York.
I hope Trump can crush the leftist tyranny in both.
Trump is hitting them from so many sides they don’t know whether to spit or go blind.
Probably should add Oregon and Washington to that list as well.
bttt
That’s great to hammer the Dims when they’re down. I can’t wait to hear the whining and tears when the voters start saying, “Yeah, what are you guys actually going to do for us?”
Who knows. Maybe Kali will be Republican again. (I can be very optimistic at times.)
“President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants California to implement voter ID laws before he would approve federal funds to help it recover from massive wildfires there and said he might eliminate the federal emergency response agency.”
That will never survive a court challenge. It also sets a very bad precedent. California residents pay taxes which in part fund the operations of FEMA and other agencies engaged in disaster relief. Remember the taxpayers of California have already paid this. Even if they hadn’t making relief conditional on something that is not related to mitigating the need for that relief is not legal. If a law was passed stating that future funding would depend on proper management of wilderness areas and improvements to infrastructure that would be one thing. But there is no connection between how California runs its elections and disaster relief.
California is asking for relief that goes beyond FEMA mandate. That threshold will not help to rebuild these neighborhoods. Trump is thinking outside the govt bureaucrat box.
California is much redder than the current “leadership” will let it be shown. Voter ID will help solve this problem.
“FEMA has been a very big disappointment,” the Republican president said. “It’s very bureaucratic. And it’s very slow. Other than that, we’re very happy with them“
Sure, they are entitled to their 750 dollar check.
On Friday, October 20th, 2023, the Biden Administration sent a Supplemental Funding Request to the Congress that contains key priorities for the American Jewish community: $14.3 Billion in Emergency assistance to Israel: This emergency assistance will bolster Israel’s ability to defend herself and replenish vital defense systems, including the Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense programs.
Biden increased Funding for FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP): Vulnerable Jewish communities are in a state of elevated readiness and have already been forced to increase their security measures. FEMA’s Nonprofit “Security Grant Program” helps ensure the safety and security of Jewish institutions. The increased funding included in Biden’s Supplemental Budget Request will help bolster our Jewish community’s capacity to protect itself at this challenging time.
He completely destroyed the LA Mayor at the presser. She kept saying people could go back to their homes and then said they had to wait a week. Absurd.
Optimism isn’t the word that comes to mind :)
The CA power assembly would sacrifice every citizen of the state to a torturous slow death before they surrender the only means of staying in power - vote COUNTING fraud.
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Don't forget Illinois.
F THEM AND THE COCKROACH THEY RODE IN ON
the options include relocating the 2028 olympics to a different city:
https://www.newsweek.com/la-olympic-venues-wildfires-california-2014551
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