Bill Maher Says Politicians Are Absolutely Partially to Blame for L.A. Fires

Bill Maher is livid at people who’re lecturing Angelenos to cease blaming politicians for the devastating fires … he says that precisely the place an enormous a part of the blame lies.

The ‘Actual Time’ host delivered a scathing overview of Metropolis and State politicians whom he says share the blame. Beginning on the prime, B.M. scoffs at Governor Gavin Newsom, who mentioned native officers try to determine why there was no water in lots of the hydrants, and why 300 hydrants had been out of service and never repaired. As Bill places it, perhaps all of them ought to have figured that out earlier than L.A. burned.

And do not get him began on the argument individuals make … effectively, would you like your taxes raised? Maher notes he and others pay the State of Cali 13% of their earnings, so begin re-prioritizing what’s being spent.

Bill has a lot to say about L.A.’s Mayor, Karen Bass, who had reduce the Hearth Dept’s price range in a approach the Hearth Chief says impacted the Division’s means to reply.

And talking of the Chief, Bill wonders if she was picked as a result of she was the very best individual for the job or the very best lesbian for the job. He raises that situation, partly as a result of her personal official bio talks about range earlier than it goes into precise firefighting.