Vice President-elect JD Vance slammed false claims from some that President-elect Donald Trump may try to withhold federal aid from California as it seeks to rebuild after the wildfires.<\/p>\n
During an interview on \u201cFox News Sunday,\u201d anchor Shannon Bream asked Vance about what Trump said at a press conference in Los Angeles in September 2024, saying he would stop giving California government aid unless the money was better spent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe won\u2019t give him money to put out all his fires,\u201d Trump said in September 2024. \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t give him the money to put out his fires, he\u2019s got problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked if the idea of not giving Californians help was being thought about, Vance said it wasn\u2019t and emphatically explained that Trump is committed to making the federal government better at handling crises.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, look, President Trump cares about all Americans, right? He is the president for all Americans. And I think that he intends to have FEMA and other federal responses much, much better and much more clued into what\u2019s going on there on the ground,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n
Asked about California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s invitation for Trump to visit his state, Vance said, \u201cI know the president would love to visit California\u201d and that \u201cour hearts go out\u201d to those affected by the natural disasters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever your political affiliation, it\u2019s hard not to see those images and just be heartbroken for our fellow Americans who are going through a very tough time,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I do think, frankly, the federal government has to do a better job. President Trump is committed to doing a better job when it comes to disaster relief. That\u2019s true for the hurricane victims and flood victims in North Carolina. It\u2019s true for the fire victims in California. We just \u2014 we have to do a better job. We need competent, good governance,\u201d Vance added.<\/p>\n
Vance added that Trump still can criticize Newsom \u201cfor, I think, some very bad decisions over a very long period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a serious lack of competent governance in California, and I think it\u2019s part of the reason why these fires have gotten so bad. We need to do a better job at both the state and federal level,\u201d Vance declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of these reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years. The fire hydrants are being reported as going dry while the firefighters are trying to put out the fires. There was a serious lack of competent governance in California,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
WATCH:<\/p>\n
The Democratic California speaker of the House was pressed by local and national media figures late last week after he gaveled the chamber into a special session that set aside millions of dollars for a legal fund aimed at fighting the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n
The state Senate had also gaveled into session for the same purpose \u2014 to \u201cTrump-proof\u201d the state, according to Zavala.<\/p>\n
Following President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s electoral win, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom declared a special legislative session aimed at strengthening the state\u2019s legal fund in anticipation of possible challenges from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
Trump hit back at Newsom after the announcement, saying on his Truth Social account, \u201cHe is using the term \u2018Trump-Proof\u2019 as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to \u2018Make California Great Again,\u2019 but I just overwhelmingly won the Election.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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