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O’Leary on wildfire aid: ‘Not a penny’ for Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass until they are removed from office
O’Leary Ventures President Kevin O’Leary reacts to the latest developments surrounding the California wildfires, a possible sale of TikTok, and his latest meeting with President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
Kevin O’Leary is doubling down on his calls for top California politicians Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass to resign from office after President Johnson confirmed “discussions” about tying wildfire aid to the cap of the debt.
“I think every taxpayer in America, including those in California, would like to tie this aid to the removal of Newsom and Bass. Now. They’re gone,” O’Leary said on a “Varney & Co.” panel on Tuesday.
“Part of the deal would be, and I know Trump likes new ideas, here’s one: not a cent until those two are fired from their jobs immediately,” he continued. “They are so incompetent, and every decision they made led to this, and they are still making mistakes. They are horrible managers. Hit them.”
Four active fires now they are burning in the Los Angeles area after the Auto Fire broke out early Tuesday in Ventura County, and firefighters said progress “has stopped” with that fire.
But more safety threats remain, as the National Weather Service said wind gusts of up to 70 mph have been reported in the area, raising fire concerns.
Kevin O’Leary says Newsom and Bass should not be paid “a dime” for their response to the California wildfires. (FOXBusiness)
Although the winds are not expected to be as powerful as last week, they will be strong enough to hamper ongoing firefighting efforts and could cause new and existing fires to spread rapidly. according to FOX Weather.
On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson floated the idea of tying a debt limit increase to providing aid to California amid wildfire destruction, but The Hill has reported that some Republican lawmakers, such as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-D., and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., have reservations about the idea.
California’s governor is also facing backlash within his home state’s leadership, as the state Senate’s minority leader lashed out at Newsom this week for “binding” a special session on suing President-elect Trump for wildfire aid .
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., talked about President Johnson considering tying debt limit to wildfire aid, Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi offered to help Republicans with tax cuts and the Justice Department released the special counsel’s reports on Trump and Hunter Biden.
Newsom “recently expanded the current special session that focused on suing the Trump administration to also include aid for the Los Angeles wildfires,” according to State Senator Brian JonesRepublican from California.
“I am encouraged that Governor Newsom heard our calls to take action on the Los Angeles wildfires in a special session,” Jones said in a statement. “However, bundling this emergency response together with a politically motivated special session to sue Trump is unnecessary and, frankly, insulting to those fighting over this disaster.”
Under current political leadership, O’Leary doesn’t believe Southern California can look the same again in the short or long term future.
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Actor, singer and California resident Frank Stallone discusses state politicians’ response and lack of preparedness to the destructive wildfires and talks about the “tragic” results.
“I even think the Olympics are in danger (because of) the infrastructure. I think these houses, people have to realize, were built with pine wood in the ’50s and ’60s, some of them as cheap as $15,000 that are now worth $4 million. They were basically dry,” O’Leary explained.
“That looks like Hiroshima. But (with) the infrastructure and the policies, it’s going to be difficult to rebuild.”
