Trump attacks Biden and Newsom over LA fires as embassy denies increased military presence in Greenland: Live
President-elect lashes out at predecessor and California governor over natural disaster engulfing Hollywood as his expansionist ambitions met with ridicule
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has lashed out at President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom over the wildfires currently rampaging through Los Angeles, which have already killed five people, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and forced 150,000 residents to evacuate.
“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” the president-elect fumed on Truth Social.
“It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
In an earlier post on his social media platform, Trump wrote: “The fires in Los Angeles may go down, in dollar amount, as the worst in the History of our Country.
“In many circles, they’re doubting whether insurance companies will even have enough money to pay for this catastrophe.”
Meanwhile, the incoming commander-in-chief’s dreams of using military force to annex Greenland have been denied by the US embassy in Copenhagen and met with ridicule by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has also mocked his plan to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
Trump will be in Washington DC on Thursday for the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
Trump rants at Biden and ‘Newscum’ about LA wildfires — fails to mention those impacted
Donald Trump is using the wildfires ravaging suburban Los Angeles to attack President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom — while completely failing to mention those who have lost their homes and businesses, or even that two people lost their lives.
In addition to an earlier post, blaming Newsom for the catastrophe, the president-elect wrote: “As of this moment, Gavin Newscum and his Los Angeles crew have contained exactly ZERO percent of the fire. It is burning at levels that even surpass last night. This is not Government. I can’t wait till January 20th!”
He then followed that with a trademark all-caps tirade: “NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA. THIS IS WHAT JOE BIDEN IS LEAVING ME. THANKS JOE!”
Sarah McBride slams Republicans for attempted trans sports ban
Newly-elected Rep Sarah McBride, the first openly-transgender member of Congress, criticized Republican efforts to restrict transgender youth from competing in women’s sports, saying that she is “mystified that this is a priority”.
Last Friday the House voted on its rules package, which determines how the House of Representatives will conduct itself in terms of procedure, and also outlined a series of legislation considered priority.
At the top of the list is legislation that would change the determination for compliance with Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs that receive federal dollars.
Eric Garcia reports from Washington, D.C.
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