California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded Wednesday to criticism from President-elect Donald Trump. But instead of tit-for-tat, Newsom denounced Trump’s attempt to “politicize” the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and vowed to “focus on what matters: saving lives and putting out these unprecedented fires.”
“People are literally fleeing. People have lost their lives. Kids lost their schools. Families completely torn asunder. Churches burned down. This guy wanted to politicize it. I have a lot of thoughts, and I know what I want to say, I won’t,” Newsom told CNN’s Anderson Cooper when asked about Trump’s attacks on Wednesday night.
“I stood next to the President of the United States of America today, and I was proud to be with Joe Biden, and he had the backs of every single person that’s going to get in play politics.