California Governor Gavin Newsom asked President Joe Biden during a video conference call on Friday afternoon to combat criticism over his disastrous response to the wildfires that erupted this week.
Newsom’s call with Biden comes after several fires erupted in Los Angeles on Tuesday that have, in just a matter of a few days, destroyed approximately 10,000 structures and caused $50 billion in damages and economic loss.
“I ask you, we’ve got to deal with this misinformation,” Newsom said. “There were hurricane force winds of mis[information] and disinformation — lies.”
“People want to divide this country, and we’re gonna have to address that as well,” he claimed. “And it breaks my heart, as people are suffering and struggling, that we’re up against those hurricane forces as well, and that’s just a point of personal privilege that I share that with you, because…
