“Donald Trump is president once more, and he’s solely 13 % contained,” Invoice Maher mentioned within the January 24 episode of HBO’s Actual Time as he criticized Trump’s remarks about federal assist for the continuing Southern California wildfire catastrophe.
Trump lately advised Fox Information’ Sean Hannity that he doesn’t suppose the U.S. authorities ought to “give California something till they let water movement down.”
To that, Maher mentioned, “You’re not giving us something. We’re Individuals. This isn’t a on line casino and also you’re comping our room, OK?”
In his Fox Information look, Trump additionally repeated false claims that fish conservation efforts in Northern California robbed the Los Angeles space of fireplace hydrant water, in accordance with the Related Press.
The delta smelt confronted extinction within the Nineties due to river water diverted for farm irrigation, so state and federal officers required that some water movement by means of to assist the species, in accordance with The Washington Publish. However consultants advised the Publish there’s no hyperlink between the conservation efforts and the hydrant shortages.
Complicated issues, Trump mentioned on Fox Information that the delta good is endangered as a result of it’s not getting water — although he issued a presidential motion ordering California to “route extra water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta” to the Central Valley and Southern California to reverse a “catastrophic halt … allegedly in safety of the delta smelt and different species of fish.”
On Friday’s present, Maher mentioned Trump is “obsessed” with the delta smelt. “He mentioned, ‘No surprise it’s endangered. It’s not getting any water.’ OK, no, Don, the fish has the water as a result of we took down the irrigation dams in an effort to — oh, f***, simply do your dance and get out of right here.”
Maher beforehand mentioned that he’d cowl Trump’s second presidential time period on Actual Time otherwise than he did the primary, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper that he wasn’t going to “chase each rabbit down the opening” like he did throughout Trump’s first 4 years.
And the comic seemingly referenced that intention on Friday’s present as he ridiculed Trump. “I mentioned I wasn’t going to lose it this 12 months,” he mentioned by means of mock tears.
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