# Detailed Summary

The transcription discusses the ongoing wildfires in California, highlighting the responses from various political figures, including California Governor Gavin Newsom and former President Donald Trump. The mayor of Los Angeles is criticized for being abroad while the city faces a crisis. Governor Newsom emphasizes the need for better forest management and maintenance, drawing comparisons with countries like Finland that have effective practices in place. He mentions a significant financial commitment in the farm bill aimed at improving forest management, with $500 million allocated.

Trump's statements reflect a critical view of Newsom's handling of forest management, suggesting that California's environmental policies hinder necessary maintenance like raking and clearing debris. He argues that the lack of action leads to dangerous fire conditions. The issue of water availability for firefighting is also raised, with claims that mismanagement has left firefighters without adequate resources.

The discussion transitions to the broader context of climate change, with references to its undeniable impact on wildfires and other natural disasters. Critics argue that the debate over climate change is settled, citing observable evidence of its effects. The transcription concludes with a stark contrast between the views of climate change skeptics and those who acknowledge its reality, emphasizing the urgent need for action to address these environmental challenges.

## Key Quotes
- "We can't go through this every year... we're going to have safe Forest."
- "If you do not believe in science, I hope you believe in observed evidence."
- "Mother Earth is angry... the climate crisis is real and has an impact."

The transcription captures a moment of political contention, where the management of natural resources and the implications of climate change are at the forefront of public discourse.

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The mayor of Los Angeles is in Ghana as her city burns. But not to worry, Governor Gavin Newsom is on the scene. I'm sure he's wondering where it all went wrong. I think we're all on the same path. We do have to do management maintenance, and we'll be working also with environmental groups. They've really, I think everybody's seen the light, and I don't think we'll have this again to this extent. 

We're going to have to work quickly. We got to take care of the forests. You know, the forests of the U.S. are very important. You look at other countries where they do it differently, and it's a whole different story. I was with the president of Finland, and he said we have a much different approach

FLASHBACK: Trump WARNED California Governor About Forest Fires

the mayor of Los Angeles is in Ghana as
her City Burns but not to worry Governor
Gavin Nome is on the scene I'm sure he's
wondering where it all went wrong I
think we're all in the same path we do
have to do management maintenance and uh
we'll be working also with environmental
groups they've really uh I think
everybody's seen the light and uh we I
don't think we'll have this again to
this extent we're going to have to work
quickly we got to take care of the
floors you know the floors of the us
very
important you look at other countries
where they do it differently and and
it's a whole different story I was with
the president of Finland and he said we
have uh much different we're a forest
Nation he called it a forest nation and
they spend a lot of time on raking and
cleaning and doing things and they don't
have any problem and when it is it's a
very small problem we have the
management facult that I know Jerry's uh
really been up on and and very well and
uh Gavin is going to we're going to be
looking at it together uh and right now
that seems to be a very big problem and
we're going to get that problem solved
in the farm bill we're putting quite a
bit of money about $500 million in the
farm bill for management and maintenance
of the forests we can't go through this
every year we go through this and we're
going to have safe Forest Trump later
tweeted the following the governor of
California Gavin Newsome has done a
terrible job of Forest management I told
him from the first day we met that he
must clean his Forest floors regardless
of what his bosses the environmentalists
demand of him must also do burns and cut
fir Stoppers every year as the fires
rage in California Burns it's the same
thing and then he comes to the federal
government for money help no more get
your act together Governor you don't see
close to the level of burn in other
states in 2024 Trump talked about this
issue with Joe Rogan you know your
Forest are dry as a bone okay dangerous
billions of dollar a year they spend on
forest fires and you know there's a case
with the environment they're not allowed
to rake their forests because you're not
allowed to touch it when a tree falls
down after 18 months it becomes very dry
it's like you know like real firewood
it's bad when they fall right they're
like you know it's like lighting a match
yeah and you got to be able to clean
they call maintain your Forest so I was
with the head of Austria he said you
know it's a shame I see all those forest
fires in California and all they have to
do is clean their for meaning rake it up
get rid of the leaves get rid of you
know leaves that are sitting there for 5
years and we certainly get rid of the
Dead Fall I don't think you could rake
the whole Forest I think you get rid of
the deadall but raking all the leaves
you could certainly get rid of the Dead
okay they the real is you know
environmentally they don't want to do
that they don't they said you know it's
got to be nature and all this stuff the
guy that Los Angeles voted not to be
mayor who was defeated by the current
mayor in Ghana explained that the
problems go even deeper our First
Responders and our firefighters who are
trying to battle this there's no water
in the Palisades there's no water coming
out of the fire hyds this is an absolute
mismanagement by the city it's not the
firefighter's fault but it's by the city
and I'm going to be very honest we've
got a mayor that's out of the country
and we've got a city that's burning and
there's no resources to put out fir so
if you look at your pictures you don't
see the firefighters there because
there's nothing they can
do and it looks like we're in a third
world country here the brush up in these
Hills that are controlled by the city
and the county I would bet you that if
they haven't
been um handled mitigated pruned removed
for probably 30 or 40 years this was a
disaster waiting to happen I have a
pretty good guess as to what politicians
will Point their fingers to for these
fires though let's see what they said in
2020 there is something so fundamental
that also cannot be denied and that is
climate change if you do not believe in
science uh I hope you believe in
observed evidence the debate is over
around climate change just come to the
state of California observe it with your
own eyes it's not an intellectual debate
it's not even debatable climate change
and uh those who do not believe it do so
at their own Peril Mother Earth is angry
she's telling us whether she's telling
us with hurricanes on the Gulf Coast
fires in the West
whatever it is that the climate crisis
is real and has an impact the president
has blamed the American West and
California in particular for its own
wildfires saying that really they should
sweep the forests literally his idea is
a that climate change is a hoax this is
all a hoax and B the only places that
get wildfires are places that deserve it
because they don't do a good enough job
sweeping the ground in the forest like
with brooms

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FLASHBACK: Trump WARNED California Governor About Forest Fires

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