Yesterday President Trump visited people in North Carolina who are still recovering from the devastating storm four months ago and from there headed to Los Angeles to speak with local officials and tour areas affected by the massive fires.
Trump also led a roundtable at an L.A. fire house that was attended by Mayor Karen Bass and others. Let's just say that what took place was a calm, cool and collected smackdown of incompetent leadership:
Woke LA Mayor Karen Bass wants the residents of the Pacific Palisades, CA to wait until she says it’s okay for them to not only rebuild their homes but clean the destruction left of their land
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) January 25, 2025
This press conference is insane
Trump humiliated her
pic.twitter.com/VW6Ddu2erC
🚨 President Trump just CALLED OUT Karen Bass for LYING live on air
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 25, 2025
Trump told Bass that residents should be able to start clearing their own land TONIGHT, rather than waiting months.
Bass said “they can!”
But that’s a LIE, because victims STILL aren’t allowed on their own… pic.twitter.com/uk6EA0uEx1
Democerat Rep. Brad Sherman also brought himself to the attention of Trump, and it didn't work out very well for him:
When Rep. Brad Sherman (D) defends FEMA and tells President Trump small states can't have thousands of people come to help like FEMA, Trump says the issue isn't people, "getting the organization is the problem. FEMA is incompetently run and it costs about three times more than it… pic.twitter.com/TnHd90zZ5t
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 25, 2025
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On Fox News, Mel Gibson described the scene perfectly with one sentence:
Mel Gibson tells @seanhannity of Trump’s LA roundtable: “It’s like Daddy’s arrived and he took his belt off.” 🤣
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 25, 2025
Mel Gibson just now on Hannity on Trump being in California today:
— Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) January 25, 2025
“It’s like daddy arrived and he’s taking his belt off.” pic.twitter.com/d7Y9rkhC2M
That's exactly what it looked like!
He never had to raise his voice. Trump destroyed them with truth. It was phenomenal.
— Spitfire (@DogRightGirl) January 25, 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom previously expressed a desire to "Trump-proof" California but obviously those days are over.
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