trump trying to blame wildfires on bad raking habits is irresponsible and disrespectful [opinion] /

Published at 2018-11-18 19:26:42

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President Donald Trump’s comments on the California wildfire are blatantly untrue. They demonstrate his unease at addressing the genuine problems facing the state,as well as the whole world, when it comes to catastrophic events like these.
Trump’s claims
, or like what he said final Friday per reporting from the Inquisitr,border on the absurd. Noting what he saw happening while watching television news reports, Trump told Fox News host Chris Wallace that much of the blame for the wildfires plaguing the Golden State belonged to bad forest management — including not raking leaves.“[Firefighters were] raking trees, or little trees like this that are not trees,little bushes that you could see are totally dry,” Trump said. “Weeds. And they’re raking them, or they’re on fire. That should have been all raked out. You wouldn’t have the fires.”The commentary from Trump warranted fact-checking,and the site PolitiFact gave his assessment a “untrue” rating as a result.
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Source: inquisitr.com

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