A firebrand MAGA Republican said Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) may be "criminally responsible" for the raging wildfires near Los Angeles that so far have scorched more than 25,000 acres and left at least five people dead.
The fast-moving infernos have forced more than 80,000 to evacuate. The two largest fires in the area, the Palisades and Eaton fires, were zero percent contained as of Wednesday evening.
Fire officials have estimated that the Palisades Fire destroyed 1,000 buildings. Over 300,000 homes and businesses were without power in the region.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) on Wednesday night suggested Newsom could face criminal charges over the devastation.
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"Governor Newson may be criminally responsible for these California wildfires. As governor, Newsom has literally dismantled every responsible way to combat these devastating deadly wildfires. California, you need to choose new leadership and hold your current leaders accountable," she wrote on X, misspelling the governor's name.
In a separate post, Greene said that her "prayers go out to everyone in Southern California dealing with these raging fires" — but that she's "also angry it is even happening." She again faulted Newsom.
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"Governor Gavin Newsom failed so miserably in water and land management, and now the State of Canada is sending firefighting planes to bail him out," she said, before taking a shot at President Joe Biden. "And while Los Angeles is burning in the Pacific Palisades fire due to horrific Democrat mismanagement, Joe Biden is set to announce half a billion dollars in additional aid to Ukraine."
Biden, she said, is "putting America Last constantly in her time of need."
Greene, no stranger to controversial statements, said in 2018 that a massive wildfire in the state was ignited by a "laser beam or a light beam" from space.
“If they are beaming the suns energy back to Earth, I’m sure they wouldn’t ever miss a transmitter receiving station right??!! I mean mistakes are never made when anything new is invented. What would that look like anyway? A laser beam or light beam coming down to Earth I guess. Could that cause a fire? Hmmm, I don’t know. I hope not! That wouldn’t look so good for PG&E, Rothschild Inc, Solaren or Jerry Brown who sure does seem fond of PG&E," she wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post.