like a wildfire raging The situation got out of control in the Los Angeles area on WednesdayConsuming more than 28,000 acres of land, destroying thousands of homes and buildings, including entire neighborhoods, and causing the deaths of at least five people, President-elect Donald Trump, his MAGA acolytes, right-wing commentators, conservative news outlets and the far right – Right-wing conspirators blamed it not on climate change or eight months without rain, but on awareness.
Trump – who supports vastly increasing the extraction and use of fossil fuels scientific consensus directly linked to the increasing prevalence of extreme weather events – used the unfolding tragedy to attack his longtime foe, California Governor Gavin Newsom. He claimed that the Democrats' embrace of environmental issues was responsible for the inability of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to control what was already the worst fire in California history.
“Governor Gavin Newscom refused to sign the water restoration proclamation put before him, which would have allowed millions of gallons of water from extreme rain and snowmelt from the north to flow daily into many parts of California, including those areas Which are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He wanted to protect a useless fish called smelt by giving it less water (it didn't work!), but the people of California don't care of.”
Governor's Press Office issued a statement Trump's comments on Wednesday were condemned and pointed out that “there is no such document as a water restoration declaration – it is pure fiction.”
The pursuit of so-called woke policies by Democrats has become an all-purpose hoax for the right in recent years. Like previous generations, they blamed political correctness and affirmative action for various problems. assassination attempt against trump last july and baltimore bridge collapse Last March, they now routinely blame awareness and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
Donald Trump Jr. wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday, “Can we rename DEI to DIE, because that's what happens to the lowest echelons of people who put virtue above merit?”
Trump confidant and billionaire X owner Elon Musk, never one running away from conspiracy theoriesHe was also using his platform to promote disinformation about who was to blame for the wildfires.
“DEI means people die,” Musk wrote in one post, while several other posts criticized LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley, a 22-year veteran of the department. expansive For saving nine homes with his wife from complete destruction during the Woolsey Fire in 2018.
Crowley is the first woman and first member of the LGBTQ community to hold the position of fire chief in LA.
Musk shared a post from the woman behind it, Chaya Raichik Hate filled, anti lgbtq account LibsOfTikTok: “Meet Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley. She claims to be the first female and LGBTQ fire chief in the LA Fire Department. Promoting a culture of DEI is his priority. “Does that make you feel safe?” The post has been viewed more than five million times.