By The American Tribune | Created at 2025-01-17 14:22:28 | Updated at 2025-01-20 17:03:52
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Speaking during an interview on ABC News as public outcry arose regarding the disastrous situation in Southern California, where wildfires raging in the environs of Los Angeles have torn into Malibu, the Pacific Palisades, and other once-incredible neighborhoods, destroying thousands of homes and causing immense damage, Sen. Adam Schiff went berserk attacking Trump.
Particularly, when speaking with host Jon Karl about the details of the Los Angeles-area wildfires and how the Biden White House has responded, Schiff went on the attack against President-elect Donald Trump, fearmongering about the yet-to-be-inaugurated president-elect rather than commenting on the leadership (or lack thereof) exhibited by the current president and the California Governor.
Karl broached the issue at the end of the interview, asking about the potential that Trump and Newsom might not work together well. He asked, “We’re running out of time and I have to let you go, but very quickly, how important is it for incoming president Donald Trump and governor Gavin Newsom to be able to work on this?”
Continuing, Karl then noted that there are signs that the two won’t work well together, particularly given the heated spats back and forth between the two, saying, “There’s been a lot of really heated rhetoric between those two. Of course, especially coming from President-Elect Trump. How important is it for them to work together on this?”
Schiff, responding, said that Trump will have to “work with all of us” in the far-left state, arguing California needs to be a federal priority. He said, “It’s going to be really important for the incoming president to work with all of us in California to make sure that we get the resources we need to put out these flames.”
Continuing, Schiff went on to suggest that Trump would only care about helping red states and put blue states on the back burner, ignoring that Biden’s response to the disaster in Western North Carolina has horrified many on the right. He said, “If there are any still burning when he takes office, to get the relief to get back on our feet, and I’ll tell you this, Jonathan, I have been in Congress a long time approving aid after disasters. I never once even considered, is this hurricane hitting a red state or a blue state?”
Insisting that he was beyond caring about partisan affiliation as applied to disaster aid and hinting that Trump doesn’t think that way, Schiff then said, “What about this flood? What about this fire? It has never mattered to me.” Adding to that in a self-contented manner, Schiff said, “We’re all in this together. This is the United States of America.”
Concluding, Schiff told Karl that Californians are ready to work with Trump, suggesting that Trump isn’t ready to work with them. He said, “We need the incoming president to view it that way. We’re ready to work with the president to make sure that we have no — no gap, no air between us when it comes to making sure that we help victims get back on their feet.”
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