"Corporations got us into this mess, but even they can’t escape the devastating reality of climate change," the Progressive Caucus Co-Chair declared on social media, alongside a chilling video of a McDonald’s engulfed by the inferno.
According to Breitbart, Jayapal is not alone in her stance. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has also linked the fires to climate change, stating earlier this week, "80,000 people told to evacuate. Blazes 0% contained. Eight months since the area has seen rain. The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable." However, both Jayapal and Sanders have been notably silent on the issue of poor forest management and government incompetence.
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Sanders further emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating, "Climate change is real, not ‘a hoax.’" He implored President-elect Donald Trump to "treat this like the existential crisis it is." Neither Jayapal nor Sanders seemed to attribute any responsibility to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D), who was in Ghana when the fires erupted. Bass had previously slashed approximately $20 million from the city's fire services budget, and her advice to desperate residents to visit a specific URL for assistance only exacerbated the situation.
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Interestingly, Jayapal did not mention the ongoing investigation into the Kenneth fire in Woodland Hills, suspected to be a case of arson. The suspect has since been apprehended. The fires have tragically claimed at least ten lives and destroyed thousands of structures. At the time of reporting, the largest fire, the Palisades fire, covering over 20,000 acres, was only eight percent contained.