Cali Rep. Chu says ‘wildfires have no political affiliations’ after Trump floated conditions for federal aid
American deputy Judy Chu, a democracy of California, said she does not believe that conditions should be set on federal support for forest fires sweeping southern California, yet President Donald Trump He suggested that he wants to be aid in cases of forest fires conditional.
The area represented by Chu Altadina and North Pasadina, which was affected by the deadly Eiton fire.
“There were absolutely no conditions on disaster assistance in the history of America,” Zhu told Inside California Politics.
“I know that I voted in favor of disaster aid in the red states and blue states. I have never thought of whether they were Republicans or democrats.” Let me say that forest fires have no political affiliations. They do not have a political party. “
Representative Judy Chu, Democracy from California. During a press conference held by Eton Fire on January 9, 2025, at the Rose Ball Stadium in Pasadina, California. (Getty Emojz)
This comes after Trump said on Friday that two conditions in California should be met before the federal government provided disaster relief. He said that he wants legislators to approve the legislation to identify the voters, and water must be allowed to flow across the state.
Trump told reporters in North: Carolina while he was touring the efforts of the hurricane in that state. “These are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president of California ever.”
Trump visited Los Angeles later on Friday to watch The damage caused by forest fires And meeting with local officials and population.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are touring a fire area in the Pacific district of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025. (Mandel Njan/ French Press Agency via Getti Imaguz)
Zhou said that she wanted Trump to tell the victims of the working class in her area that they will not get aid to treat the destruction unless there are circumstances.
“I want him to see how these ordinary Americans are exposed to severe destruction and I also want to hear their voices,” said Zhu. “I want him to look, in fact, in the victim’s eyes and say that he will not help unless there are conditions.”
California Governor Javin Newsum, a democratic, has responded to Trump’s comments on conditional aid. The ruler’s office said that many other states – including some of the states that Trump won – generally does not require proof of identity in the polls, and that California residents must provide an identity when registering to vote. The Newsum Office also said that the state pumps as much water as possible under Trump’s first policies.
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A view of the homes destroyed by the Eiton fire on January 9, 2025, in Altadina, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Imaguz)
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“The adaptation of aid to American citizens is wrong.”
Republicans in Congress suggested linking forest fires to increase debt roof or make changes to fire reduction policies in California, but Democrats argued against setting conditions for federal assistance to California. Southern California.
