Caitlyn Jenner, a longtime California resident and Fox News contributor, said leadership's response to the wildfires that are still ravaging parts of Los Angeles County has changed the mindset of the entire state. I predict that there will be a change.
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Jenner, who has lived in California since 1973, recalled the first time she saw the state's “Welcome to the Golden State, California” sign on Highway 82.
“Man, I've watched this state decline over the years. We're not gold, we're not silver, we're not bronze. We don't even make it to the finals anymore,” Jenner said. Story”. The decline of a nation is the fault of the politicians who run it.
A former candidate in the 2021 Republican recall election argued that details emerging about how officials failed to prepare for wildfires will shine a “bright light” on California's “weaknesses.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the Pacific Palisades downtown business district as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
“Light is good because it's a disinfectant. I mean, there are so many problems here, but primarily with politicians,” Jenner said, calling politicians' responses to problems a “whack-a-mole.” He spoke while comparing it to a game.
“You know that game when you play, you have a mole and there's a board in front of you and a head pops out and you get a hammer and knock it down, and then another mole comes here and then you knock it down,” she explained.
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“That's the way they are. As soon as there's a problem, they try to do what they can to solve it. Instead of being aggressive a year before the fire,” Jenner further explained her analogy. explained.
Jenner criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom's response to the wildfires, noting that properties have been affected by fire several times over the years and that it happens “all the time.”
“This is devastating, and they are not aggressive,” Jenner said, crediting strong winds that added to the level of destruction caused by the fires.
MALIBU, CA – JANUARY 8: The PCH Palisades Fire destroys waterfront homes in Malibu, California on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Beyond extreme wind strength, California is also grappling with water infrastructure issues, Jenner emphasized.
“In the '60s, certainly, the California Aqueduct was completed. It was the largest project in history.” [for] California water. We've been run by liberal Democrats ever since, and we're getting less and less. “It's unfortunate that there are so many things we can do, but we just have the wrong priorities,” she said.
California is plagued by outdated water storage systems that can't store all the water from last year's record rainfall. Without reservoirs to provide adequate storage, much of the rainwater had to be dumped into the ocean.
Jenner detailed how she believes California has become, and will continue to be, even more Republican in the wake of the mismanagement of the Los Angeles wildfires and President-elect Donald Trump's election victory. Ta.
“what [Trump] If you look at the past few elections, the amount of blue given to this state was half of the state. Now it's about a third,” Jenner said, elaborating that most of California's Blue Zones are in the San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego metropolitan areas.
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“I hope Californians can really change their mindset and wonder what's going on.” [with] This fire will change their way of thinking. Things like this have to happen,” Jenner said, explaining how California as a whole is controlled by Democrats.
“They control the money, they control the votes, they control the unions. And to me, the whole state is like a big fraud,” she said.
