Aaron Rodgers on Thursday condemned the arsonists responsible for some of the wildfires that started the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles and lamented the massive losses in the area,
Rodgers spoke of the destructive inferno that hit the county last week and left more than two dozen dead with thousands of structures burned to the ground in an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” He said residents in the area were going through a “tough time.”
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The sun rises over homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The New York Jets the superstar refrained from criticizing leaders and lawmakers and focused his attention on those who allegedly started the fires.
“There’s a lot of arson, and people have been caught doing it, people have been caught walking around with blow guns and different s— which is crazy, and it’s inhumane for what it is, and it’s sick, and then there’s the robbery that disappeared on” , he said. “People impersonating firefighters, people setting fires and looting the same areas. There are a lot of things that make you question humanity in general, and it’s a bad look because people have lost their lives, people have lost their houses, their homes, their memories, everything, pets And then you have people legitimately starting area fires.
“The Runyon Canyon fire, it was an arson. There was a fire that actually started very close to my house, it was an arson fire that thankfully was put out very quickly, so that’s the s—ty part of all of this. “
Rodgers enjoyed the fact that residents came together to help each other through hard times.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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“The beautiful part is the way so many people have come together and collected meals and supplies for these amazing men and women who are fighting these fires,” he said. “The people who fly these planes, I saw this amazing video about a week ago of the most fucking beautiful drop from the plane that completely put this fire out.
“There’s a lot of really talented people working on this, putting in crazy freaking hours, so my heart and hats off to the incredible men and women who are putting in crazy hours, not only from Southern California, but people who have come from Northern California and beyond the state and provision for these people was incredible.”
Rodgers mentioned that he knew many people who lost their homes and possessions, including the actor Miles Teller. He said that when he got back to Los Angeles, the first thing he did was call him because they’ve been friends for almost 20 years.
“… I called just to check on him and that’s when it really hit me,” Rodgers said. “Like this is legit, they didn’t have a chance. They had a little time, they got everything they could, they got Buggsy (their dog) and what little they could put in the car and they got out, so that’s the reality.
A helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Etienne Laurent)
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“But the reality is that there are thousands of people like that who have dealt with it, they’ve been displaced, they’ve lost everything, and like you said there are some people who somehow won the lottery and their house was lost.”
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