Oddly enough, everyone laughed too when the same administration suggested the lab leak hypothesis...
[0] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/14/trum...
He was in control of the land he claims California is mismanaging. The guy is a fucking idiot.
> When Wade Crowfoot, California secretary for natural resources – identified climate change as the primary cause of the wildfires, Trump interrupted: "It'll start getting cooler – you just watch."
> "I wish science agreed with you," Crowfoot told the president.
> Trump responded, "I don't think science knows, actually."
> "Please respect, and I know you do, the difference of opinion out here as it relates to this fundamental issue ... of climate change,” Newsom said.
I don't see this as a disingenuis way to interpret it. Summarizing - OP's point is that we ridiculed previous administration for suggesting that forest mismanagement played a larger role in California fires. Newsom, as quoted above, was suggesting that Climate Change is the primary reason.
No where in the article does it say that previous administration only blamed forest mismanagement. They said that likely the larger role is played by forest mismanagement.
Furthermore, Newsom claims "Fundamental" issue. Meaning, it is the (sole?) basis for forest fires.
During a briefing with Trump, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told him forest management is an issue, but "climate change is real, and that is exacerbating this."
And it's true, Winters are drier summer is hotter. Trump is ridiculed because he talks like an idiot and denies climate change.
No one denies that forrest management is a problem. it was a huge blaming thing for a couple years because the federal government actually maintains most of it. Remeber all of this?
All I am trying to do is to stay somewhat objective. I clearly recall how the entire media instantly discredited him for mentioning forest mismanagement.
I've seen time and again as a liberal how we get into mob thinking and seldom criticize ourselves or look at things objectively.
back in 2016 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-managing-its...
He's criticized for being an asshole https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/11/politics/california-wildfires...
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/trump-again-misunderstands...
Likewise no one cares to listen to people who refuse to get vaccinated or do anything at all to reduce spread of a disease when those same people want to talk about whether the disease made a trip through a lab on it's way to the general population.
People attack credibility when they can't refute the facts!
> Likewise no one cares to listen to people who refuse to get vaccinated or do anything at all to reduce spread of a disease when those same people want to talk about whether the disease made a trip through a lab on it's way to the general population.
Of course, remember it was forbidden to mention the lab leak hypothesis on mainstream social media. They banned people for that.