How many cities, neighborhoods and houses have to burn down before the people start demanding that our priorities become the politicians priorities?
During his visit to Los Angeles Friday to view the damage from the wildfires, President Donald Trump announced two conditions in order to receive federal aid: voter ID laws and for the state to stop diverting water flows to the Pacific Ocean, and instead send Northern California water to the southern state.
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“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump said. “Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen.”
California provides drivers licenses to illegal immigrants under Assembly Bill 1766, called “California ID’s For All,” authored by Assemblyman Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) and supported by Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), who claimed “Everyone deserves access to identification. This legislation moves us one step closer to true equity for our undocumented neighbors.”
Gov. Newsom signed AB 1766 into law September 23, 2022.
Is it any wonder California politicians don’t want Voter ID requirements?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office responded with a snarky fact-check claiming ID is required to prove citizenship, yet said that several other states do not require voter ID. Newsom’s office also said it is currently able to pump as much water as it could under Trump’s first-term policies.
FACT: Under current CA law you must be a CA resident and US citizen (and attest to being one under penalty of perjury) AND provide a form of ID such as driver’s license or passport that has been approved by the Secretary of State in order to register to vote. https://sos.ca.gov/elections/frequently-asked-questions
FACT: 15 states do not generally require voter ID at polls, including Nevada and Pennsylvania (two states won by President Trump).
FACT: California pumps as much water now as it could under prior Trump-era policies.
Here’s a FACT: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation in 2024 to make it illegal to require voter ID to vote in person – specifically, the law prevents local governments from requiring voters to present identification at the polls. The new law was in response to passage of the Huntington Beach voter ID requirement, notably approved by the city’s residents in March 2024, and upheld by a judge in November. It allows local officials to request that voters present ID at the polls and also increases polling locations and authorizes greater monitoring of drop boxes, the Globe reported.
Here’s another FACT: California is now the number one state to illegally cross into the United States. And why wouldn’t illegal aliens look to California – the first state to offer health insurance for all illegal immigrants, unemployment pay, and drivers licenses, and free education, and many layers of welfare benefits… illegal immigrants in California can apply for Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave benefits, even if they do not have a Social Security number, according to the California EDD.
It’s only Democrat politicians who push for no voter ID to vote, who push for illegal aliens to have a valid ID, and who have allowed California’s water to flow to the ocean instead of to farmers and Central and Southern California cities.
“We like water to put out fires,” Trump said at his Los Angeles roundtable meeting Friday. “It’s really quite efficient,” he added.
Politicians from Governor Gavin Newsom, to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, to LA County Supervisors and LA City Council, have insisted that nothing could be done to put out the fires. Nitwits in the media are parroting the same ridiculous message.
But Mayor Bass cut the LA Fire Department budget by $17.6 million last year. She wanted to cut it by $23 million.
Gov. Newsom slashed roughly $150 million from Cal Fire’s wildfire prevention budget.
The state sends 80% of California’s water to the ocean in unimpaired flows for “environmental” purposes. And Governor Newsom took four dams down on the Klamath River recently.
These are the policies and politically-charged moves President Trump is focused on.
It was interesting how Gavin Newsom appeared so contrite in Trump’s presence as he said he needs the President’s help, but away from the president, he’s cocky and continues to obfuscate about the state’s water policies and voter ID requirements.
As do Democrat leaders.
It’s the federal funding Newsom wants, and apparently he will say and do anything to get it.
“Moments after setting aside 50 million taxpayer dollars to ‘Trump proof’ California, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas asks Trump not to play politics when it comes to California wildfire recovery aid,” Kevin Dalton accurately noted on X.
Bravo to President Trump for demanding VOTER ID as one of the conditions for federal money related to the wildfires. If we had fair elections, California would have qualified leaders running the state, not folks like Gavin “Hair Gel” Newsom and Karen “Castro” Bass. VOTER ID is very much connected to the fire storm travesty that just occurred.
Of course, RINO Rep. Young Kim is against conditions for federal aid. (Is anyone surprised?)
No one blames leadership for 100 mph Santa Ana winds. But they are blamed for their failures at being proactive knowing the winds come every year. Their focus and MONEY! was more on DEI and woke crap rather than to fire and police departments.
Vote Republican – MAKE CALIFORNIA GOLDEN AGAIN!
Voter ID?
What a great concept. US citizens being the only rightful voters. Put it in the Constitution!
OH wait it is in the Constitution, who are the haters and anti US?
Ah that would be the majority of the Democrats.
What is up with the orange meathead, he should be focusing more on our country’s problems than playing all these “revenge” games. Food prices are still going up and what has he done about it?
US citizens are only allowed to vote here. Voter ID won’t help much since non-citizens can’t vote and get away with it. As a matter of fact, non-citizen voting in federal elections is considered rare so this is just a revenge tacit by the orange egghead.
The water in California is a different story. The current infrastructure does not allow huge amounts of runoff water to get to the south in a reasonable amount of time. A number of dams around the state are for flood control and as such must release water to make room for a projected storm. So again this is “revenge” for being a blue state.
I’m not happy that this orange felon is president but YOU voted him in and I will have to accept that. In a few years I hope you realize you made a big mistake that after all this clowns promises, they were just lies to get elected so he wouldn’t do any jail time.
Such a fine upstanding president, NOT