..Including the whole state of California
The Sadist-in-Chief's response to CA wildfires: "President Trump weighed in on the fires on Saturday, saying he would withhold federal funds from the state. [NYT]
(California joins Puerto Rico and the rest of the list. If this isn't an Official civil-war, w.t.f. can you call it?)
from above: Nearly 60 percent of California’s 33 million acres of forestland are owned by the federal government, according to a 2018 report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office. An additional 25 percent of the state’s forests are privately owned, and about 14 percent are owned by industrial owners like timber companies. State and local governments own just 3 percent of the state’s forests.
“There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter. “Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”
The comments drew outrage from local leaders and firefighters’ organizations.
(California joins Puerto Rico and the rest of the list. If this isn't an Official civil-war, w.t.f. can you call it?)
from above: Nearly 60 percent of California’s 33 million acres of forestland are owned by the federal government, according to a 2018 report by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office. An additional 25 percent of the state’s forests are privately owned, and about 14 percent are owned by industrial owners like timber companies. State and local governments own just 3 percent of the state’s forests.