Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses how California officials are responding to the wildfires that are plaguing residents on “Hannity.”
SEAN HANNITY: Mayor Bass, Governor Newsom, the federal government have all failed the people of California. Much of the dry brush throughout Southern California has not been cut in some time. They have science. This is called forestry. You have control burns. You prevent fires like this since the event. Firefighters in LA are understaffed. They don’t have enough funds.
CALIFORNIA FIRES RAGE THROUGH LOS ANGELES COUNTY, FORCING THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE
Mayor Karen Bass increased this year’s library budget by almost $15 million, while at the same time reducing funding for the fire department by $17.6 million. That was just a few months ago.
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The mayor also recently touted a $400 million donation from the Biden administration, $400 million that they committed to environmental efforts at the Port of Los Angeles. On top of that, they’ve spent another two plus billion dollars, and they can’t afford to pay the firefighters – knowing that forest fires as you see on the screen are common.
