{"id":2388095,"date":"2025-01-08T21:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-woods-slams-liberal-idiots-for-their-handling-of-the-california-fires\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:06:12","slug":"james-woods-slams-liberal-idiots-for-their-handling-of-the-california-fires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-woods-slams-liberal-idiots-for-their-handling-of-the-california-fires\/","title":{"rendered":"James Woods slams &#8216;liberal idiots&#8217; for their handling of the California fires"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjames-woods-slams-liberal-idiots-for-their-handling-of-the-california-fires%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=2388095&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--><p>Actor James Woods \u200bvoiced strong criticism of California&#8217;s local \u2063adn state leadership \u200cregarding their management of recent \u200ddevastating fires\u2064 in the Los\u200c Angeles area. During an interview \u200bwith Fox News, he expressed\u200c frustration over the lack of \u200dwater available\u2064 for firefighting efforts, \u200bstating that\u200d smoke \u200calarms went off\u2062 in\u2064 his own\u200c home while firefighters could not access water due to \u200bpoor planning.He specifically targeted California Governor Gavin Newsom, labeling him a &#8220;blithering idiot&#8221; for his repeated failure to effectively manage fire resources.<\/p>\n<p>Woods emphasized that\u200d the issue is not just \u2064a matter of social justice but a critical need for real response to\u2064 the \u2062fires, which were threatening neighborhoods. He also slammed the leadership of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who was criticized \u200cfor cutting fire department funding and for being out \u2063of the country \u2064during the crisis.In\u2063 reaction to backlash\u2064 over his comments, he continued to publicly criticize &#8220;liberal idiots&#8221; for electing leaders incapable of managing fire emergencies effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Woods\u200b recounted his own harrowing experiance \u2064during the \u200cfire\u2062 evacuation, ultimately urging residents to prioritize safety over futile\u2062 firefighting attempts. The actor&#8217;s comments reflect \u2064deep concern over the political decisions impacting emergency response in California amid increasingly severe \u2064wildfires.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Actor James Woods slams &lsquo;liberal idiots&rsquo; for their handling of California fires<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930301\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">James Woods<\/a> ripped local and state leadership for the handling of the devastating fires in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles<\/a> area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I had smoke alarms going off in my house and a fire truck parked in front of my house, but they couldn&rsquo;t pump any water. There was none because they didn&rsquo;t put them in the reservoirs, OK?&rdquo; the actor said to Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it is true that things were handled this way,&rdquo; he continued, referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a>&lsquo;s state and local leaders. &ldquo;If it is true that [Gov.] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gavin Newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> is the absolute blithering idiot that I believe he is, and the way he has handled fire management in this state again and again and again and again &mdash; this isn&rsquo;t a wake-up call. This is the kind of thing that they have tribunals for where they try people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star continued to slam the leadership&rsquo;s handling of the fires as not some &ldquo;social justice exercise&rdquo; but as real experiences of people needing water for their homes as fires and winds were burning down entire neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876941213703565373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"response\">response<\/a> to an X post criticizing Woods, he blasted &ldquo;liberal idiots&rdquo; for electing &ldquo;liberal idiots like Gavin Newsom and [LA Mayor] Karen Bass&rdquo; who didn&rsquo;t understand &ldquo;the first thing about fire management&rdquo; and &ldquo;can&rsquo;t fill the water reservoirs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2748786&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0833eb3121fd7291b1094ef9d7b7eea0\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3280545\/trump-newsom-california-apocalyptic-wildfires-true-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criticized the California governor\">criticized the California governor<\/a> for the reports of firefighters running low on water resources to battle the raging fires.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gov. Gavin Newscum refused to sign the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-sent-firefighting-equipment-to-ukraine-biden-preps-handout\/\" title=\"LA Sent Firefighting Equipment To Ukraine, Biden Preps Handout\">water restoration declaration put<\/a> before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113793724958051185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said on Truth Social<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He wanted to protect an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmentalism-obsessed-la-doesnt-have-enough-water-to-fight-fire-effectively\/\" title=\"Environmentalism-Obsessed LA Doesn&#039;t Have Enough Water to Fight Fire Effectively\">essentially worthless fish called<\/a> a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn&rsquo;t work!), but didn&rsquo;t care about the people of California,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bass<\/a> also became a target of ire for traveling overseas in Ghana while residents battled fires in their neighborhoods. Woods raised another critique of her leadership because she had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previously cut fire department funding<\/a>, which might have helped save his home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most important task ahead is not to be bitter, but&hellip;&rdquo; Woods <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1877046767755084027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said on X\">said on X<\/a> as he showed a screenshot of a news headline about Bass cutting millions in funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">local fire department<\/a> just months before Wednesday&rsquo;s devastating destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Woods garnered attention about his painful story when he began <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876717022375215161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared\">sharing<\/a> on his X account about the harrowing evacuation of his home as fires and smoke clouds quickly descended over his neighborhood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJDQ8xIhbI\">pic.twitter.com\/yJDQ8xIhbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876717022375215161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our deck three minutes ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpZDELpN8L\">pic.twitter.com\/KpZDELpN8L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876748893696016760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Woods also decried the politics behind the choice of the latest fire chief at the Los Angeles Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Priorities stated in her bio below. Refilling the water reservoirs would have been a welcome priority, too, but I guess she had too much on her plate promoting diversity,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876939401181217220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>The 77-year-old actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9ewigwqil90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared an emotional story\">shared an emotional story<\/a> on CNN on Wednesday about how he helped rescue an elderly neighbor with dementia an hour before the house was burned down. He implored residents to evacuate instead of trying to use a garden hose to stop the fires.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BF9SWXBK2Xw?si=y_JFAmsqDpOvtdb6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Woods also told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/1877038067543900278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a tearful story\">a tearful story<\/a> of how an 8-year-old girl offered him her Yeti piggy bank to help them rebuild his house.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Woods breaks down in tears on CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hw1nxQkBTu\">pic.twitter.com\/Hw1nxQkBTu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1877038067543900278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no possession as priceless as friends and good neighbors during a tragedy. I can&rsquo;t believe the blessings we enjoy, and I am humbly grateful,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876811700713730465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on social media in response to everyone sharing their prayers and concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star told Ingraham how important &ldquo;good neighbors&rdquo; are to have around you. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s astonishing that what happened during this experience was that we found out that none of us was a celebrity. None of us is a poor person or rich person, a Democrat or a Republican. We were just neighbors just really helping each other,&rdquo; he said tearfully on Fox News on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was an extraordinary experience of realizing how essential good neighbors, good friends, and good relatives are to have,&rdquo; he said as he shared the outpouring of support for him as he lost his house.<\/p>\n<p>Woods posted a video of the beautiful view from his home that he had filmed on a peaceful day just before the fires devastated his neighborhood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I took this last night from our beautiful little home in the Palisades. Now all the fire alarms are going off at once remotely. <\/p>\n<p>It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nH0mLpxz5C\">pic.twitter.com\/nH0mLpxz5C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/1876902011180068937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I took this last night from our beautiful little home in the Palisades. Now all the fire alarms are going off at once remotely,&rdquo; Woods wrote, adding, &ldquo;It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The multiple wildfires consumed the Los Angeles area, displacing more than 100,000 people as they ravaged entire neighborhoods, schools, businesses, and historic sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1930301\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930301\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor James Woods criticizes &#8216;liberal idiots&#8217; for mishandling California fires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2388096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/James-Woods.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48180,7375,48115,48179,39734],"class_list":["post-2388095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california-fires","tag-criticism","tag-james-woods","tag-liberal-idiots","tag-public-figures"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/James-Woods.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388095","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388095"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388099,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388095\/revisions\/2388099"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}