President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters

[left-of-center2012]

Trump's tweet drew the ire of the leaders of firefighters' organizations, who accused the President of bringing politics into a devastating disaster.
The Camp Fire in Northern California has killed 23 people and burned 108,000 acres. The Woolsey Fire near Los Angeles has killed at least two and has scorched 83,275 acres. The Hill fire in Ventura County has ravaged 4,531 acres.

"His comments are reckless and insulting to the firefighters and people being affected," said Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

The president of the California Professional Firefighters said the message is an attack on some of the people fighting the devastating fires.
"The President's message attacking California and threatening to withhold aid to the victims of the cataclysmic fires is ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning to those who are suffering as well as the men and women on the front lines," Brian K. Rice said.
"In my view, this shameful attack on California is an attack on all our courageous men and women on the front lines."

Rice also said Trump's assertion that California's forest management policies are to blame "is dangerously wrong."
"Wildfires are sparked and spread not only in forested areas but in populated areas and open fields fueled by parched vegetation, high winds, low humidity and geography," he said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/politics/california-wildfires-trump-tweets/index.html

[RHMerriman]

1. Every time he opens his yap he betrays his utter ignorance of whatever it is he thinks he's talking

Every time he opens his yap he betrays his utter ignorance of whatever it is he thinks he's talking about, but given that forestry is National Forests in California is regulated by the US Forest Service, an agency of the US Department of Agriculture, his comments about forestry management in the state, and Butte County especially, are idiotic. The eastern quarter of the County is part of the Plumas National Forest, and the County is bounded to the southeast by Tahoe National Forest and to the northeast by Lassen National Forest and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Given that the best evidence available so far is that the fire was caused by a downed PG&E power line, unless he's suggesting the state should take over all private sector utilities, he's an idiot twice over.

And although there is Forest Service land in both Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the fires in southern California are not on USFS land. In fact, they are burning in a mix of state, local, and privately-owned open lands, mostly the natural coastal sage, manzanita, and oak forests, which are more grasslands than "woods" and which have never been logged commercially, for obvious reasons. If he'd said something about zoning in the urban-wildland interface, he might have (barely) had a point, but since his idea of a forest is Central Park, he's an idiot the third time over.

[ProudLib72]

2. Add firefighters to the already lengthy list of people he has pissed off

It would be much easier to have a list of those he hasn't offended. That's what is called "being diplomatic".

[smirkymonkey]

3. What a stupid, insensitive old man.

How he has any supporters left I will never know.

[Cha]

4. trump ceaselessly makes sure everyone

learns he knows fuck all about Anything.

The Fire Fighters are the latest to get this hard lesson. Wonder how many voted for him and how are they feeling about that now?

I wouldn't imagine those in Blue appreciate the way he's treating them, either.

"The President's message attacking California and threatening to withhold aid to the victims of the cataclysmic fires is ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning to those who are suffering as well as the men and women on the front lines," Brian K. Rice said.
"In my view, this shameful attack on California is an attack on all our courageous men and women on the front lines."

Thank You, Fire Fighters, for All you do.

[Permanut]

5. Schaltberger and Rice must be paid operatives..

of the far left socialist ultraliberal anti life anti gun anti Jesus fake news people. You know the ones.