Fox News host Sean Hannity discusses how California officials are responding to wildfires plaguing residents on “Hannity“.
Sean Hannity: Mayor Bass, Governor Newsom, the federal government, they have all failed the people of California. Much of the dry brush throughout Southern California has not been cut for some time. They have knowledge. It's called forests. Have control burns. You block Fires Like this from happening. The Los Angeles Fire Department, they're understaffed. They are underfunded.
California wildfires are burning across Los Angeles County, forcing thousands to evacuate
By the way, Mayor Karen Bass increased this year's library budget by nearly $15 million, while simultaneously cutting fire department funding by $17.6 million. That was only two months ago.
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The mayor also recently touted a $400 million grant from the Biden administration, $400 million of which they allocated to green environmental efforts at the Port of Los Angeles. On top of that, they've spent more than $2 billion more, and they can't afford to pay firefighters — and they know it forest fires As you see on your screen common.
