President Donald Trump said those who lost their homes in the Los Angeles County fires should be entitled to a ten to fifteen percent bonus on their house, declaring it is not their fault their homes burned down.
Trump shared his idea at a roundtable with officials in Los Angeles County as fires have destroyed over 16,000 structures and claimed 28 lives in Southern California in recent weeks.
“And I would do one other thing: I’d give them a ten percent, fifteen percent bonus on their house because they went through hell, and they should be allowed to build … give them a little bit lot line bonus, give them a bonus on size, maybe a little bonus on height,” Trump said.
“You know, some of them had houses where they were restricted. They have to have an eight-foot ceiling; you let them have a 10-foot ceiling. Let them build a nice house, a nicer house than they had…
