Right-wing pundits blame DEI and democrats in predictable deluge of wildfire misinformation
Kristin Crowley, the first woman and LGBTQ person to lead the Los Angeles Fire Department, is the subject of many right-wing conspiracies about the ongoing Southern California fires.
Vanity Fair
Experts generally agree that dry weather, strong winds, and climate change are to blame for the catastrophic firestorms in Southern California, which since Tuesday have roared across more than 25,000 acres and displaced tens of thousands of people. President-elect Donald Trump, however — together with his merry band of sycophantic right-wing pundits — is insisting that Democratic wokeism is somehow at fault.
“Now the ultimate price is being paid,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA!”
The politicization of the California fires, and the maelstrom of misinformation swirling around them, closely mirrors the dangerous, fantastical discourse that surrounded Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the fall. Then, as now, Republican politicians and media figures have sought to score partisan political points, downplay the role of climate change, and sow doubt among observers across the world and on the ground.
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