On Tuesday night, Brandon Richards, who serves as California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Rapid Response Director and Deputy Communications Director, responded to Loomer Unleashed Correspondent Charles Downs’s questions about Newsom’s lack of preparedness for Tuesday’s wildfires in Los Angeles by claiming that Newsom prepared for Tuesday’s fire by enforcing “fuel reduction efforts” and “providing resources for everyday people.” Richards’s “fuel reduction” comments are interesting because, in 2020, Gavin Newsom’s X account blamed gas cars for California’s wildfires. On Wednesday, President Trump criticized Newsom’s preparedness and response. It is important to note that Trump has criticized California forest mismanagement in the past. It is sad that in a time of crisis, elected Democrats put their ideology before the needs of the people.
Brandon Richards,…
