Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that federal aid for California’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which have killed at least 24 and displaced nearly 200,000 people, should come with conditions, citing alleged failures by state and local leaders.
Johnson also hinted at tying aid to debt ceiling negotiations.
Other Republican leaders, including Senators John Barrasso and Ron Johnson, expressed similar views, blaming liberal policies for exacerbating the fires.
Critics denounce these positions as cruel, given the scale of destruction, with over 12,000 buildings lost and massive evacuation orders in effect.
Aka “Something terrible happened to you and you need help, so this is my chance to force you to do what I want.”
This is just dripping with psychopathy. This is why I could never become a politician or a billionnaire CEO: I just couldn’t hold my breakfast in in the morning looking in the mirror.
Debt ceiling lmfao. Go ahead, y’all are in government, your fault. We can suffer together, no concessions to nazis.
It’d be funny when the world no longer trust the US because debts are no longer being paid.
Psychopathy is a requirement to be part of the American Nazi Party
I think you’ll find a whole lot of them in all parties. And in boardrooms.