{"id":2000170,"date":"2023-08-14T15:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-disgusted-with-oprahs-response-to-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-to-survivor-shelter\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T15:23:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:23:35","slug":"public-disgusted-with-oprahs-response-to-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-to-survivor-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-disgusted-with-oprahs-response-to-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-to-survivor-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Public outraged by Oprah&#8217;s inadequate response to Maui wildfires, camera crew barred from survivor shelter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-disgusted-with-oprahs-response-to-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-to-survivor-shelter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000170&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Public Disgusted\u2064 with \u200bOprah&#8217;s Response to Maui Wildfires, Camera \u200cCrew Denied Access to \u200cSurvivor Shelter<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s sad that this is so\u200d true in 2023, but there will undoubtedly be people who saw the devastating and deadly\u2062 fires raze a portion\u200c of the \u2064Hawaiian island of Maui down and only \u2064saw opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b has been proven demonstrably true with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/expert-tells-climate-alarmists-pump-brakes-maui-fire-narrative-published-warning-years-ago-predicting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate alarmists<\/a> \u2063already, but is Oprah Winfrey another person who\u2019s seeing nothing but positive publicity from this tragedy?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the\u200c question\u200b at the heart of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-disgusted-with-oprahs-response-to-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-to-survivor-shelter\/\" title=\"Public outraged by Oprah's inadequate response to Maui wildfires, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-holds-parking-lot-rally-for-ossoff-and-warnock-at-empty-wearhouse-photos-where-are-the-people-this-guy-got-81-million-votes\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Holds Parking Lot Rally for Ossoff and Warnock at Empty Wearhouse \u2014 Photos \u2014 WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE? This Guy Got 81 Million Votes?\">camera crew<\/a> barred from survivor shelter.&#8221;>polarizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> debate<\/a>\u200b right now\u2062 \u2014 where some are thankful for Winfrey\u2019s aid, while others are a tad\u2063 bit more dubious.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-wildfires-recovery-maui-lahaina-search-02ac109a255ef4d9c962c468b5a74360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, the current\u2062 death toll of \u200cthe horrific Lahaina wildfires is 96, but the local government expects \u2064that number to\u200b go up\u2064 as recovery \u200befforts make progress.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-deadly-hawaii-fire-destroys-everything-leaves-church-seemingly-unscathed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absolute catastrophe<\/a>, and you \u200ddon\u2019t have to be\u2064 from \u200cthere to\u2064 know that the people are hurting,\u200b and in pain, and emotionally \u200draw.<\/p>\n<p>Given that, how can you blame some of them for casting a cynical eye when someone with the notoriety of Oprah Winfrey shows up with aid? (Worth noting: Winfrey \u2063owns\u2062 quite a bit \u2062of acreage on \u200bthe island of Maui.)<\/p>\n<p>Just look at the divided reactions when a clip of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senator-oprah-winfrey-talk-show-mogul-become-lawmaker-without-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winfrey<\/a> \u200cpledging aid to Maui \u201conce all the smoke\u200c and ash has\u200c settled\u201d \u2062started making the rounds on X, the platform formerly known\u200c as Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oprah Winfrey, who owns 2,000 acres of land on Maui and lives there part time, says she is going to make\u2062 a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republican-assemblyman-calls-for-corruption-investigation-into-newsom\/\" title=\"California Republican Assemblyman Calls for Corruption Investigation Into Newsom\">major donation<\/a> towards recovery efforts \u201conce all the smoke and ash has settled and \u200cwe figure out what the \u200drebuilding is going \u2064to look like.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5tqoSh41xL\">pic.twitter.com\/5tqoSh41xL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali  (@yashar) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1690877090416214016?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCapitalizing on calamity,\u201d \u2063one biting response to the \u200cvideo read:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Capitalizing on \u2064calamity<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sobroquet \u2064(@sobroquet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sobroquet\/status\/1690899653657829376?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another \u2063X user simply \u2063stated: \u201cI don\u2019t trust her.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don\u2019t \u200ctrust \u2064her<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Jane (@SJWilliams123) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SJWilliams123\/status\/1691051147560185856?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A couple of the responses seemed to echo a conspiracy theory\u200b making the\u2064 rounds\u200c on social media:\u200c The\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-issue-grave-warning-maui-fires-keep-showers-short-dont-drink-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui wildfires<\/a> were some \u200csort of government operation to intentionally destroy that land for \u2063the sake of acquiring\u200b it. To \u2064be clear, there is\u200d less than zero evidence for\u2064 this \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t\u200d mean people aren\u2019t \u2063suspicious:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donation=Purchase<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KiddFugly (@KiddFugly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KiddFugly\/status\/1691086881008594944?\">August \u200c14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s gonna look like a 15\u2062 minute city, with no gas cars<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 J Hans (@blackhawkce457)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackhawkce457\/status\/1691051985280090112?\">August 14,\u2062 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is worth \u200dnoting that, while the above \u200dis still pure conspiracy,\u2064 a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-maui-lahaina-housing-prices-shortage-d8902c3ea55a8ec4d9938865f3f749f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP report<\/a> \u200b noted that locals in Maui are \u200dgenuinely concerned about\u2063 affluent outsiders \u2063swooping \u200cin \u2064and \u2063pricing out all of \u200bthe \u2064locals.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, here\u2019s one X user who said that\u2063 this was clearly a publicity\u200b stunt given the alleged massive camera crew that was trailing Winfrey (more on this momentarily):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just like when Meghan Markle took \u200ba camera crew \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uvalde?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uvalde<\/a> after the massacre of young children. These celebrities are trash!<\/p>\n<p>Oprah Winfrey truly disgusting character continues to \u200dbe \u2064exposed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MauiFires?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MauiFires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F5uZ9B1XgQ\">pic.twitter.com\/F5uZ9B1XgQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evans E.   #KingCharles\u2019Angel (@jomilleweb) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jomilleweb\/status\/1690961271540072448?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, in regard \u2063to that\u2062 last \u200dX post about the camera \u2062crew, that was actually part of a larger\u2063 controversy \u2014 one where\u2062 Oprah and crew were allegedly denied access to a shelter for survivors of the\u2063 wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The County \u2063of Maui took\u200d to its official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/countyofmaui\/posts\/674151178076165?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> page to\u200b quickly clarify what exactly happened:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUPDATE: To clarify, Oprah was able to visit our shelter and we thank her for instructing \u2063media journalists and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-wallace-grills-jen-psaki-you-are-being-less-transparent-than-the-trump-administration\/\" title=\"Chris Wallace Grills Jen Psaki: \u2018You Are Being Less Transparent Than The Trump Administration\u2019\">camera crews<\/a>\u200d to remain outside,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p>The County of Maui then proceeded to heap praise on Winfrey, a stark contrast\u2063 from some of the divisive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-groups-counter-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome Oprah to continue to\u200d uplift our community\u2019s\u2063 spirit \u200band give her aloha \u200cto\u200c victims of the tragic disaster,\u201d the\u2063 statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer visit inside\u200d of the shelter today\u2062 was truly heartwarming and we appreciate her understanding of our policy \u200bof having no camera crews\u200d or\u200d reporters accompanying dignitaries and celebrities in our emergency shelters. Mahalo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear if these cameras were there \u200dat\u2064 the behest of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/oprah-discloses-time-thought-die-terrifying-symptoms-5-different-docs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winfrey<\/a> or were there <em>because <\/em>of her, the media\u2019s presence clearly didn\u2019t sit well with \u2063people.<\/p>\n<p>Given everything \u200bthey just went \u2064through, and\u2063 will likely continue to\u2063 go through\u2063 as this tragedy is\u200d sifted through, can you really blame\u200b them?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/public-disgusted-oprahs-response-maui-wildfires-camera-crew-denied-access-survivor-shelter\/\">Public Disgusted with Oprah&#8217;s Response to \u2063Maui Wildfires,\u200b Camera Crew Denied\u200c Access \u200dto Survivor \u200bShelter<\/a> \u200c appeared\u200c first \u2064on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s unfortunate that in 2023, some individuals will view the destructive fires in Maui as an opportunity rather than a tragedy. This mindset has been observed among climate alarmists, and now Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s perspective is being questioned as well. It&#8217;s disheartening to witness such disregard for the devastation caused by these fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2000171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}