Bernie Sanders angry because he blamed climate change for California fires: ‘Global warming ate my homework’
As wildfires ravage California, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, Sen. Bernie SandersI-Vt., faces opposition for promoting climate alarmism.
Sanders asserted that “climate change is real” and that he is the president-elect Donald Trump it must come to grips with an “existential crisis”.
“80,000 people told to evacuate. Fires 0% contained. Eight months since it rained in the area. Scale of damage and loss unimaginable. Climate change is real, not a ‘hoax’. Donald Trump needs to treat this as an existential crisis as it is,” Sanders said in a post Wednesday morning.
Mike Solana, editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires, mocked the senator’s comments, writing in a post on X, “‘[G]lobal warming ate my homework’ no longer works. literally every politician in California responsible for the catastrophic failure to prepare for this, from water management and controlled burns to the fire department budget, is a Democrat.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders wants President-elect Donald Trump to treat the Palisade fires as an “existential crisis.” (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Conservative commentator and author Justin Haskins, director of the Center for the Study of Socialism at the Heartland Institute, noted, “Forest fires, including ones much larger than this, have been happening in California forever.”
Nicole Shanahan — who served as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential running mate last year before the couple dropped out to support GOP nominee Donald Trump — was also among those who responded to Sanders’ comments.
“Government is real, Bernie,” she remarked.
Sanders has long issued such dire warnings.
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A house is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California, on January 8, 2025. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
“Climate change is an existential disaster facing the entire world,” he asserted in a tweet nearly six years ago, in February 2019. “We must transform our energy system from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. The Green New Deal can save the planet and create millions of new jobs.”
Business tycoon Elon Musk argued that the regulations prevent steps being taken to avoid wildfires in California.
“The risk of climate change is real, just much slower than the alarmists claim. The massive loss of homes in LA is primarily due to: 1. Senseless overregulation that has prevented the creation of firebreaks and brush clearance. 2. Mismanagement at the state and local level level resulting in water shortages,” Musk said in a post on X.
Sanders wasn’t the only left-wing lawmaker to use the climate narrative in the midst of disaster.
“I am so heartbroken by the devastation that continues to be inflicted on our country and the world, and elected ‘leaders’ are ignorant, impotent, or just plain incompetent to do the smart thing, which is to admit that climate change is real and begin to address it,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett , D-Texas, complained in a post. “California, take care. First responders, we thank you for your selflessness. I join in the prayers for everyone, but as the chosen one, I want to really work!”
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the Pacific Palisades central business district as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
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Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first transgender member of Congress, described the fire as a climate disaster.
“I am praying for the victims of the wildfires raging around Los Angeles. The loss of lives, homes, businesses and entire neighborhoods is devastating. I stand ready to work with my colleagues who represent these communities to ensure they have the resources they need to contain these fires, recover , restore and prevent these climate disasters in the future,” McBride said in a post on X.
Trump said California Governor Gavin Newsom should resign.
“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning to the ground. It’s ashes and Gavin Newscum should resign. It’s all his fault!!!” Trump made the announcement in a post to Truth Social late Wednesday night.
Earlier Wednesday night, Newsom noted in a post on X: “People are literally fleeing. Children have lost their schools. Communities have lost their churches. Families have lost their homes. Some have even lost their lives. And the president-elect’s response is that they will and continue to focus on what’s important: saving lives and putting out these unprecedented fires.”
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection currently reports the Lidia and Hurst fires as partially contained, while the others are listed at 0% contained on fire.ca.gov.
Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report
