Trump tweets 'gross mismanagement of forests' is to blame for California wildfires

[icymist]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump early on Saturday said “gross mismanagement of forests” is to blame for two unchecked wildfires burning in California, where nine people have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate.

“There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” he wrote in a Twitter post.

“Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!,” he added.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-wildfires-trump/trump-tweets-gross-mismanagement-of-forests-is-to-blame-for-california-wildfires-idUSKCN1NF099

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Americans are fleeing for their lives. Tiny Two Scoops want to cut their Federal funds.

[duforsure]

1. He wants corporations to come in and clear cut everything

And profit from destroying national forest's everywhere.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Clear-cut Chaparral and Sage scrub? For what purpose?

Someone should clue in the orange anus they are called wildfires, not forest fire, but he wouldn't listen

[joshcryer]

4. It's just another lying talking point.

The old growth forest rules are to protect the sequoias. The brush around LA is not "old growth" and there's no way to "clear it out," it's just natural landscape.

Also it prevents erosion. If you went around cutting down all the brush around all of LA it would cause serious problems.

[maddiemom]

22. But, what about all those rivers...

that are carrying much needed water and just dumping it all in the Pacific Ocean?

[louis-t]

38. God, he gives me a headache.

[yardwork]

39. Exactly. It's a lying talking point so corporations can get their hands on national forests.

Trump knows that his base is too uninformed to know the difference.

[TNNurse]

15. He wouldn't understand either.

[wasupaloopa]

12. Our forests, where these fires are, are not trees.

[riversedge]

18. "where flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) raced down..."

oh yeah, Ca mismanaged the Santa Ana winds also. Ca needs help at this time, not gross blame.








https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-threatens-pull-federal-funding-california-wildfires-gross/story?id=59102371

......FIRE BURNS TOWARD MALIBU

The Woolsey Fire broke out on Thursday and quickly jumped the 101 Freeway, a major north-south artery, in several places. On Friday, it moved over the Santa Monica Mountains toward Malibu, where flames driven by hot Santa Ana winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) raced down hillsides and through canyons toward multi-million dollar homes.

Early on Saturday, fire was nearing Pepperdine University, a private residential college with 7,700 students, where students remained sheltered on the school’s main campus in Malibu. ......

[joshdawg]

2. He simply cannot help himself.

He makes a stupid statement (lie) and follows it up with another stupid statement (lie).
For him it's as natural as breathing.

[pazzyanne]

5. The tRump solution for every problem:

Cut funding to fix it unless it is the military or tax cuts for the rich! Can't believe this man made it to the highest office in our nation. It's not like people didn't know what he was before the 2016 election. Of course his base are nothing more than cult members who worship money and professed billionaires.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. Also, he blaming the victims again, just like the synogogue.

God, I miss having a President we could admire.



Someone who knew how to comfort a person who has just lost everything.

[pazzyanne]

14. So do I!!!

[trusty elf]

6. "Gross mismanagement"

perfectly characterizes chump's performance.

[yuiyoshida]

7. HE can stick a whole tree

where the sun don't shine!

[Cracklin Charlie]

27. +!

[Botany]

9. Chaparral is made to burn

It has a pyrrhic life cycle that is based on fire.

[nolabear]

10. Not a mention of the dead and property losses.

Of course not.

[Doodley]

11. A billion, zillion dollars to anyone who can name anything Trump has managed well.

[Takket]

17. He's "managed to" humiliate us on the world stage

And betray the anericsn people on a daily basis. Does that count?

[Doodley]

24. Yes, I am sending you a check for a billion, zillion dollars.

[Takket]

40. even though I butchered spelling American on my ipod as I was falling asleep in bed last night LOL

[Pisces]

35. For the win!

[turbinetree]

13. He can try to cut it, but there is a new congress in town............................

and as for gross mismanagement, ...................look in the mirror asshole, your a un-indicted conspirator of breaking campaign financials laws, and you committed conspiracy with Russians.............................FUCK YOU...................maybe the state should look and see if you defrauded them like you did in New York........................


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.......................

[Silver Gaia]

16. I knew he'd spout this shit again.

People are suffering and dying, but he thinks he knows everything because he's such a stable genius. I seriously cannot take much more of him. GAHHHHHH

[vlyons]

19. All those forests at Malibu Beach?

nt

[rzemanfl]

20. Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi.

The reply title just fills itself in.

[Roadside Attraction]

21. Who are you gonna believe?

Who are you gonna believe:
-- Trump, or,
-- Smokey the Bear?

I'm going with Smokey.

[sharedvalues]

23. Don't repeat his lies, please. You're amplifying them.

Lead with the truth:
“During forest fires in California, Trunp lies about causes”

[NRaleighLiberal]

25. Trump is a synonym for gross mismanagement. More projection!

[LittleGirl]

26. wait until he embarrasses us in Paris! eom

[tanyev]

28. Somebody fed him that line.

I don't for a second believe he came up with it himself.

[barbtries]

29. fuck trump.

the most hateful disgusting sick human alive.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

30. Remember the BLM marches in St Louis?

CA CHIPS branch of the proud boys were behind peaceful protestors smashing windows so the cops on the OTHER SIDE of the protestors would hear property damage and start swinging clubs and shooting tear gas? I do. (AND NO...I dont have a link...see my signature). Whats to stop CA proud boys from starting fires all across CA all summer or ever since then, to distract and give the gop reasons to bash CA? Just a question.

[babylonsister]

31. As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding

As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding

https://www.revealnews.org/article/as-wildfires-rage-trump-administration-plans-to-slash-fire-science-funding/

[liberal N proud]

32. The clown has no clue about the environment or the California ecology

And his incendiary reactive outbursts demonstrate his ignorance

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

33. He was speaking while not being aware of the facts and without thinking

Which is standard operating procedure for him.

[elmac]

34. interesting

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[Paladin]

36. The evil fuck is just getting in a shot against California.

"Mismanagement" has nothing to do with it---he just wants to make suffering people suffer more. As usual.

[packman]

37. Republicans have a long history hating trees

Remember Reagan famously saying trees were the main contributor to air pollution?


https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Trees_cause_pollution

[Takket]

41. I can't believe anything he would say would make me think "this is dispicable, even for him."

But here we are............ his response to Americans burning to death it to threaten to pull funding, WHICH HE ALREADY CUT, for the service that manages California forests.

Literally

Americans are burning to DEATH. Not trying to be dramatic.... that is what is happening. and he wants to cut funding to the service that helps protect them. That's like saying Chicago should disband its police department because it costs too much and people still get murdered.