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This is a concept that was central to the creation of our current constitutional system of governance. The federal government is supposed to be there to assist states in times of need. This support is why the state sends taxes to Washington, DC. California is the 49th least dependent state on federal funding; 6 highest taxes to the federal government.
Republicans should have no problem providing much-needed wildfire disaster relief, given how much federal funding California has received.
But President Trump’s party is seeking to punish blue states for not supporting them in the last election.
President Trump took to social media to condemn the California fires, saying, “Fires are still raging in Los Angeles. Incompetent police don’t know how to put out fires. Thousands of great homes are gone, and many more are on the way. It’s going to be lost soon. There’s death everywhere. This is one of the worst disasters in our country’s history. What’s wrong with them? ”
Incoming Vice President J.D. Vance lied on Fox News about the reservoir being empty.
A big clue that Republicans are trying to punish California came from Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate.
