The mayor of Los Angeles calls out Trump over wildfires ahead of president's visit to California
"We need real action. We need to actually reduce the carbon emissions that we have and we need to make sure we can manage that water. And this is not about just forest management or raking. Anybody who lives in California is insulted by that, quite frankly, and he keeps perpetrating this lie."
Garcetti also blasted the Trump administration's response to the emergency, saying its refusal to help states being devastated by wildfires was"unconscionable.""We need actual help, material help, not based on our party affiliation or how we voted. Leadership isn't about grudges, it's about governing for all," Garcetti said.
"We're one nation and sometimes looking at the leadership that comes out, it's easy to forget that. It's taken three weeks, I'm glad he's coming but we need much more help when we have firefighters dying on the line and Washington refuses to help states and refuses to help local governments that are the first responders to emergencies like this, it's unconscionable.
"So instead of hitting the golf course or going on vacation, the president and Congress respectively should sit down this week and finally make sure that there is assistance for these brave men and women who are protecting our lives and protecting our property."Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at the Port of Los Angeles on March 27.
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