MAGA blames DEI for California wildfires

Forest fires also burned Out of control storms spread throughout the Los Angeles area on Wednesdaydevoured more than 28,000 acres of land, destroyed thousands of homes and buildings including entire neighborhoods, and caused the deaths of at least five people, including President-elect Donald Trump, his MAGA followers, right-wing commentators, conservative news outlets, and extremists. Conspiracy theorists blamed it not on climate change or eight months without rain, but on vigilantism.

Trump – who supports a significant expansion of the extraction and use of fossil fuels Scientific consensus Directly linked to the increasing prevalence of extreme weather events — he used the unfolding tragedy to attack his longtime opponent, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He claimed that Democrats’ embrace of environmental issues was the reason the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) was unable to contain what was already the worst fire in California history.

“Governor Gavin Newscomb has refused to sign a water restoration proclamation before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from heavy rain and snowmelt from the north, to flow daily into many parts of California, including areas currently burning.” “In an almost horrific way,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He wanted to protect a basically worthless fish called ‘Smelt’, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but he didn’t care about the people of California.”

Press office of the governor Issue a statement On Wednesday, he criticized Trump’s comment and noted that “there is no document like the Water Restoration Declaration – this is pure fiction.”

Democrats’ embrace of so-called woke politics has become an all-purpose bogeyman for the right in recent years. As in previous generations, they blamed political correctness and affirmative action for many problems, after major events such as the 1938 Revolution. Assassination attempt against Trump Last July and Baltimore bridge collapse Last March, they routinely blamed vigilantism and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

“Can we rename DEI to DIE because that’s what seems to happen to people who place woke virtue signaling far above competence?!?” Donald Trump Jr. wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.

Elon Musk, Trump confidant and billionaire X, has never been one To get away from the conspiracy theoryHe was also using his platform to promote misinformation about the cause behind the wildfires.

“DEI means people die,” Musk wrote in one post, while several other posts included criticism of LAFD chief Christine Crowley, a 22-year veteran of the department who has been He praised For saving nine homes from total destruction during the Woolsey Fire in 2018 alongside her wife.

Crowley is the first woman and first member of the LGBTQ community to serve as Los Angeles Fire Chief.

Musk shared a post from Chaya Raichik, the woman behind A hate-filled and anti-LGBTQ account LibsOfTikTok: “Meet Los Angeles Fire Chief Christine Crowley. She’s proud to be the first female and LGBTQ fire chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Fostering a DEI culture is her priority. Does this make you feel safe?” The post has been viewed more than five million times.