Trump goes scorched earth on this top Democrat during heated meeting

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Donald Trump isn’t letting any Leftist off the hook. They’ll be held responsible for their poor decisions under his administration.

And Trump just went scorched earth on this top Democrat during a heated meeting.

President Donald Trump clashed with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday during a visit to wildfire-ravaged areas in California. The president criticized the city’s handling of disaster recovery, urging Bass to invoke her “emergency powers” to allow residents to return to their properties and begin rebuilding.

Trump expressed his frustration during a roundtable discussion attended by local leaders, including most of the region’s congressional delegation. He championed the grievances of displaced residents who were barred from accessing their homes to clear debris, a situation he attributed to restrictive local policies.

“I just think you have to allow the people to go on their site and start the process tonight,” Trump told the Democratic mayor, seated beside him at the event.

Bass responded, “And we will,” but moments later contradicted herself by suggesting it would take up to a week for residents to visit the remnants of their properties. This sparked protests from residents in attendance, some of whom shouted out their frustrations.

“I watched hundreds of people standing in front of their lots, and they’re not allowed to go in,” Trump said, dismissing Bass’s concerns about safety precautions. “It’s all burned. It’s gone, it’s done. Nothing’s going to happen… The people are all over the place. They’re standing and they say… ‘We’re trying to get a permit,’ and the permit is going to take them, everybody said, 18 months.”

One local woman voiced the anguish of the community, exclaiming, “We can’t even see our homes right now!”

Trump admonished Bass, saying, “You have emergency powers, just like I do, and I’m exercising my emergency powers. You have to exercise them also.”

Bass countered, “I did exercise them. If individuals want to clear out their property, they can.” However, her assurances were met with skepticism when she told another resident that access would likely resume within a week.

“A week is actually a long time, the way I look at it,” Trump replied, insisting that immediate action was both necessary and safe.

Federal Intervention and Policy Criticism

During the meeting, Trump pledged to expedite the recovery process by waiving federal permits and pressuring state officials to follow suit. “We’re going to essentially waive all federal permits,” he announced. “I’m going to override the Coastal Commission, I’m not going to let them get away with their antics.”

The president also blamed Democratic policies for exacerbating the wildfire crisis, pointing to the failure to manage dry brush, insufficient water supplies for firefighting, and the exodus of fire insurance providers from the region.

“I’m signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north,” Trump declared, referencing longstanding criticisms of California’s water management policies. “We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible to let hundreds of millions of gallons of water flow down into Southern California.”

Trump criticized environmental regulations, singling out the protection of the delta smelt as an example of misplaced priorities. “They talk about the delta smelt, which is a fish that’s this big, but it really doesn’t have to be protected because it’s in other areas,” Trump said, holding his fingers an inch apart. “The people of California have to be protected.”

He also condemned the practice of allowing fallen trees to decompose naturally, arguing that it increases the risk of wildfires. “Some environmental groups like the trees to just melt into the ground, but when they do melt into the ground, they become an inferno,” he said.

Criticism of Democratic Leadership

Trump didn’t hold back in his critique of Democratic officials, accusing them of neglecting wildfire preparedness and disaster recovery. He specifically targeted Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), who urged the president not to attach voting-law stipulations to federal aid. “People that think like you made it so impossible,” Trump told Sherman, blaming state policies for the lack of fire insurance coverage.

He also took aim at former President Joe Biden, telling Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) that the crisis originated during Biden’s administration. “This took place during the life of another president — not me — but I’m going to be the president that’s going to help you fix it,” Trump said.

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