Mary Trump criticizes her uncle Donald Trump for using the California wildfires for political gain, accusing him of exploiting the tragedy to divide the country and attack his opponents.
Donald Trump 's niece has accused her uncle of exploiting human tragedy for personal gain, following the president-elect's call for California Governor Gavin Newsom to resign over his management of the recent wildfires. Trump criticized Newsom for signing a 'water restoration declaration' this week, alleging that he prioritized environmental policies over public safety.
Newsom and other public officials and experts refuted Trump's claims, with the Governor's office denouncing his statement as 'fiction'. Speaking to Andrew Marr on LBC, Mary Trump stated: 'Donald thrives in division, he's a chaos agent, and he will use the most horrific tragedy or crisis of humanity to his benefit. He will exploit human tragedy to divide us against each other and weaken his perceived enemies. Gavin Newsom was just doing his job and minding his own business. It's Donald Trump who launched baseless attacks against the Governor and other officials in California and who has been threatening to make aid to California conditional, which is just absurd. Governor Newsom had to take time out of his day to respond and fact-check the president-elect.' She further added: 'We are witnessing the wholesale abdication of the Republican party, who is going along with Donald's rhetoric here. I cannot think of a worse administration to be in charge when this country is suffering the kinds of natural disasters we are increasingly experiencing.' At least 24 people have perished in the fires, with 88,000 Californians still under evacuation orders. Firefighters made progress over the weekend in containing the Palisades and Eaton fires but warn that the return of high winds - forecast until Wednesday - could lead to these two spreading again or ignite new ones. The fires are already among the most destructive in LA's history when measured by the number of buildings destroyed. Rebuilding efforts are expected to cost 'tens of billions' of dollars, according to US President Joe Biden
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