{"id":2389832,"date":"2025-01-13T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-there-should-be-conditions-on-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T17:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:50:48","slug":"mike-johnson-says-there-should-be-conditions-on-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-there-should-be-conditions-on-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson says there should be &#8216;conditions&#8217; on California wildfire aid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-says-there-should-be-conditions-on-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner%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=2389832&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) \u200chas suggested that conditions should be attached \u200bto federal aid intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-governance-not-climate-change-jeopardizes-california-home-insurance\/\" title=\"Poor governance, not climate change, endangers California home insurance.\">combat wildfires<\/a> in Los Angeles. Speaking to reporters, he expressed concerns over\u2062 teh handling of the crisis\u2064 by state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn&#039;t\">local officials<\/a>, which \u2062he believes demonstrated incompetence, notably in\u200b areas such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-now-biden-blows-off-questions-about-hawaii-visit-amid-criticism-of-crisis-leadership\/\" title=\"Biden dismisses Hawaii visit queries amidst crisis leadership criticism.\">water\u200c resource management<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">forest management<\/a>.\u200d Johnson \u200dindicated that he feels \u2063accountability must\u2063 be enforced and\u2064 that any financial\u200b assistance \u2064should reflect this principle, although\u2064 he noted that he will consult with his colleagues to gauge their \u2063opinions on the\u200d matter.  <\/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\">Mike Johnson says there should be &lsquo;conditions&rsquo; on wildfire aid to LA<\/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_1932160\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Johnson\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) said conditions should be attached to congressional aid sent to help fight the wildfires in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Los Angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While walking through the Capitol, CNN&rsquo;s Manu Raju <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mkraju\/status\/1878885889150951465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asked<\/a> Johnson whether he believed conditions should be attached to wildfire assistance. Johnson argued that there should be, reasoning that state and local officials showed incompetence in their response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, there&rsquo;s been <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">water resource mismanagement<\/a>, forest management, mistakes, all sorts of problems. And it does come down to leadership, and it appears to us that state and local leaders were derelict in their duty, and in many respects. So that&rsquo;s something that has to be factored in,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there should probably be conditions on that aid, that&rsquo;s my personal view. We&rsquo;ll see what the consensus is,&rdquo; he added.<\/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\">New &mdash; Asked Speaker Johnson about placing conditions on aid to California, and he tells us: &ldquo;I think there should be conditions on that aid.&rdquo; Said that&rsquo;s his personal view before talking with the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Also says &ldquo;there&rsquo;s some discussion&rdquo; within the House GOP about tying&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZmjZb7WLd\">pic.twitter.com\/CZmjZb7WLd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1878885889150951465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 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<p>Johnson&rsquo;s comments came after a report from <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3284537\/republicans-pitch-tying-debt-ceiling-increase-california-wildfire-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"claimed\">said<\/a> President-elect&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;and other Republicans were considering making aid for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles wildfires&nbsp;<\/a>conditional on an increase to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debt-ceiling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debt ceiling<\/a>.&nbsp;Johnson was not at the Mar-a-Lago meeting where the plan was allegedly discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Many Democratic figures expressed outrage at Johnson&rsquo;s position, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoLieWithBTC\/status\/1878908829796376687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"comparing\">comparing<\/a> the move to extortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a Mistake. If you start this, it will never end. When Dems retake the House, they will condition aid to Florida and Texas. Disaster Aid must stay non partisan. I would fight democrats should they try and do this. The Speaker can find many other ways to hold people accountable,&rdquo; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said in a post on X.<\/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\">This is a Mistake. If you start this, it will never end. When Dems retake the House, they will condition aid to Florida and Texas. Disaster Aid must stay non partisan. I would fight democrats should they try and do this.  The Speaker can find many other ways to hold people&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jlnYRSWd9K\">https:\/\/t.co\/jlnYRSWd9K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredEMoskowitz\/status\/1878893219401933117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>California&rsquo;s local and state response to the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history has been heavily criticized, especially in the initial stages when firefighters found many fire hydrants empty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> Cal Fire, the fires have burned over 40,500 acres, killed at least 19 people, and destroyed over 12,300 structures.<\/p>\n<p>At least nine other states have sent emergency personnel to help fight the fires, as well as Mexico and Canada.<\/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_1932160\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1932160\"}});<\/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>Mike Johnson advocates for &#8216;conditions&#8217; on wildfire aid to LA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2389833,"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\/2024\/12\/AP24356148384366.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,4323,34218,32076,48377],"class_list":["post-2389832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-conditions","tag-mike-johnson","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wildfire-aid"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24356148384366.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389832","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389832"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389836,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389832\/revisions\/2389836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}