Trump to visit California amid criticism for silence on fires

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

OAKLAND, Calif. — President Donald Trump will visit California Monday for a briefing with Gov. Gavin Newsom and emergency response officials on the wildfires, a White House official confirmed Saturday.

Trump will meet with local and federal fire and emergency response personnel during a trip to McClellan Park, a former air base just outside of the city of Sacramento, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in an email. The park is also the site the state fire agency has used to launch big firefighting planes.


"Since mid-August, President Trump and Governor Newsom have spoken by phone and the White House and FEMA have remained in constant contact with State and local officials throughout the response to these natural disasters,'' Deere said. "The President continues to support those who are battling raging wildfires in a locally-executed, state-managed, and federally-supported emergency response."

Deere noted that "the President has approved a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for California that began on August 14 for individual and public assistance."


Read more: https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/09/12/trump-to-visit-california-amid-criticism-for-silence-on-fires-1316683

[world wide wally]

1. Why?

[Auggie]

8. His visit could help congress critters in red districts ...

that's my guess.

There's more red in California than you think.

[world wide wally]

9. He will have a photo op and say something stupid.

That is all he is capable of.

[Auggie]

10. Of course. But MAGATs don't care.

Nunes and McCarthy get their photo opps. You're exactly right.

[kimbutgar]

13. Ironically the fires burning now are in the red areas of the state!

People in those areas are too busy trying to stay safe or looking at the charred remains of their homes.

[Magoo48]

2. WE. DO. NOT. WANT. HIM. HERE.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Is he bringing rakes for the forests?

[patphil]

16. Maybe he can toss them out to the people like he did with paper towels in Puerto Rico.

[ret5hd]

4. Give 'im a rake and send 'im out!!!

[Journeyman]

5. If he wants to waste campaign time visiting California, I say 'Welcome' . . .

Not necessary to visit but better here than somewhere it may do him good.

I hope he directs FEMA to send us aid! (Ha, ha . . . I slay myself with my rapier wit!)

[Griefbird]

6. State managed?

How is the fire fighting effore federally supported? It looks like another disaster the Administration is trying to push off onto local and state government while the Pubes deny climate change.

[Grokenstein]

7. He goes where he's not welcome simply in order to annoy and troll.

Everyone's laughing about "Fortunate Son" but I would not be surprised if he chose the song himself. "Yeah, that's me--whattaya gonna do about it? Tear up a copy of my script behind my back for the cameras? Ooooo, I got owned!!"

When they tell him to stay away, he goes anyway because (1) beats workin', and (2) in his, um, "mind" it is an act of domination.

[BlueStater]

22. I really doubt he's that self-aware.

He’s just a privileged, narcissistic idiot. He’s never struck me as someone who possess all that much depth. I absolutely think he’s too dim to see the irony of “Fortunate Son”.

[roman88]

11. To do what exactly?

Can't play golf when the skies are red :I

[kimbutgar]

12. I hope he comes in here and takes in some deep air and not wear a mask!

[Rebl2]

14. Governor Newsom

should tell him he’s too busy dealing with forest fires. Then he should say why hasn’t the Federal government spent time and money cleaning out underbrush in the federal owned forests that contributed to these fires. The federal forest/land is not the responsibility of CA.

[onecaliberal]

15. The governor better not meet with him.

[Retrograde]

17. Newsom has to act nice if he wants the state to get aid

Trump hates California (lost it by 4 million votes in 2016) so he does everything he can to humiliate the governor.

[onecaliberal]

18. We've gotten nothing from the steaming pile of shit.

[Hekate]

19. I'm sure he could toss bags of marshmallows to the victims...

People in PR would relate.

[JDC]

20. Fucker will probably encourage "freedom campfires"

And want a firework show.

POS.

[Dem2theMax]

21. California has suffered enough.

But I'm thinking that a large pile of shit would burn.

So let's put Trump on a Hotshot crew.