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California wildfires: Katy Perry condemns 'heartless' Trump tweet
Source: The Guardian and agencies
California wildfires: Katy Perry condemns 'heartless' Trump tweet
Singer criticises president after he blamed US Forest Service ‘mismanagement’ for fires
Sam Wolfson in San Francisco and agencies
Sat 10 Nov 2018 10.57 GMT
Katy Perry has criticised Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires as “absolutely heartless” after he said they were the result of poor forest management.
The singer was outraged after the US president threatened to withdraw federal funding from the US Forest Service.
The blaze, which is tearing through southern California, has forced celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Will Smith, Caitlyn Jenner and Denise Richards to leave their homes, while Lady Gaga and Guillermo Del Toro have said they fear their properties would go up in flames.
The president tweeted:
Perry responded:
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Singer criticises president after he blamed US Forest Service ‘mismanagement’ for fires
Sam Wolfson in San Francisco and agencies
Sat 10 Nov 2018 10.57 GMT
Katy Perry has criticised Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires as “absolutely heartless” after he said they were the result of poor forest management.
The singer was outraged after the US president threatened to withdraw federal funding from the US Forest Service.
The blaze, which is tearing through southern California, has forced celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Will Smith, Caitlyn Jenner and Denise Richards to leave their homes, while Lady Gaga and Guillermo Del Toro have said they fear their properties would go up in flames.
The president tweeted:
Link to tweet
Perry responded:
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/09/malibu-wildfire-caitlyn-jenner-lady-gaga-celebrities-evacuated
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