Kevin O'Leary calls on top California politicians Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass to resign after House Speaker Johnson confirms “discussion” of tying wildfire aid to debt ceiling Increasing demands.
“I think every taxpayer in America, including California taxpayers, wants to tie this aid to getting rid of Newsom and Bass. Now. Gone,” O'Leary said on “Varney & Company.” spoke. Tuesday's panel.
“Part of the agreement, and I know Mr. Trump likes new ideas, is that these two people don't get paid a penny until they're immediately removed from office,” he continued. . “They are so incompetent and every decision they made led to this and they are still making mistakes. They are horrible managers. Knock them out.”
There are now four fires burning in the Los Angeles area after a car fire broke out early Tuesday morning in Ventura County, and firefighters said the fires had “halted” their progress.
However, additional safety threats remain, with the National Weather Service saying wind gusts of more than 110 km/h have been recorded in the area, raising fire concerns.
Winds are not expected to be as strong as last week, but could be strong enough to disrupt ongoing firefighting efforts and cause new or existing fires to spread rapidly, FOX Weather said.
On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson floated the idea of tying a debt ceiling increase to providing companionship aid to California in the midst of wildfire damage, but The Hill reports that Sen. Mike Rounds, Some Republicans, including Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, balk at the idea.
California's governor has also faced pushback from within his own state leadership, with the state's Senate minority leader slamming Newsom this week for “rubbing” a special session of Congress to sue President-elect Trump for wildfire relief. denounced.
State Sen. Brian Jones (R-Calif.) said Newsom “recently expanded the current special session, which was focused on suing the Trump administration, to include wildfire relief in Los Angeles.” .
“I am encouraged that Governor Newsom heeded our call for action on the Los Angeles wildfires during the special legislative session,” Jones said in a statement. “But conflating this emergency response with a politically motivated special session to sue Mr. Trump is unnecessary and, frankly, insulting to those struggling through this disaster. ”
O'Leary doesn't believe Southern California will be what it once was in the short or long term under current policy guidance.
“I even think the Olympics are in jeopardy. [due to] infrastructure. People need to realize that these houses were built in the 50's and 60's with pine wood, and some of them cost as little as $15,000, but are now worth $4 million. I think so. They were dry. It basically melted down,” O'Leary explained.
“It’s like Hiroshima. [with] Both infrastructure and policy will be difficult to restore. ”
