California Gov. Gavin Newsom invited President Trump to The Golden State to survey the damage caused by the destructive fires. “@realDonaldTrump, as you prepare to assume the presidency once more, I invite you to come to California,” Newsom said. “The hundreds of thousands of Americans – displaced from their homes and fearful for the future – deserve to see us all working together in their best interests, not politicizing a human tragedy and spreading disinformation from the sidelines,” he added. .@realDonaldTrump, as you prepare to assume the presidency once more, I invite you to come to California. The hundreds of thousands of Americans – displaced from their homes and fearful for the future – deserve to see us all working together in their best interests, not… pic.twitter.com/R3C7cGqdBh — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 10, 2025 A closer look: From Cal Matters: Since Tuesday, when a series of fires driven by hurricane-force winds began breaking out across the Los Angeles region, Trump has repeatedly blasted Newsom and other California leaders online for mismanaging the state’s water and called on “Newscum” to resign. Frustrations that some fire hydrants ran dry as crews battled a massive blaze in the Pacific Palisades — a failure that Newsom on Friday ordered the state to investigate — has underpinned much of the criticism. The hostile rhetoric has raised fears that Trump may follow through on earlier threats to withhold disaster aid from California unless the state overhauls its water policy by allowing more supply to flow south to Central Valley farmers and Southern California. That would make it substantially more costly for the state to recover from the Los Angeles fires, which are already estimated to have caused economic losses of more than $50 billion. Former Trump administration officials told Politico last fall that the president-elect was flagrantly political with disaster funding during his first term. Trump reportedly withheld approval for aid related to California’s 2018 wildfires because of the state’s Democratic leanings, until aides showed him that many of the residents of the affected areas had voted for him. On the campaign trail last year, he vowed that if the governor didn’t agree to divert more money to farmers, “we won’t give him money to put out all his fires.” “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put 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,” Trump said on Truth Social. “He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!” he added. Trump also said Newsom “should resign” as governor. “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!” Trump said. “Fire is spreading rapidly for 3 days — ZERO CONTAINMENT. Nobody has ever seen such failed numbers before! Gross incompetence by Gavin Newscum and Karen Bass….And Biden’s FEMA has no money — all wasted on the Green New Scam! L.A. is a total wipeout!!!” he added. Per CBS News: The two largest and most destructive LA wildfires — the Eaton Fire just outside Pasadena and the Palisades Fire in the coastal community of Pacific Palisades — have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of structures. More than 150,000 people fled their homes this week and even more evacuations were issued Friday night in the Palisades Fire as the flames spread further. Newsom’s letter references Trump’s 2018 visit to California after the Camp Fire in the Northern California town of Paradise became the deadliest wildfire in California history. During the same visit, the pair surveyed the widespread destruction of the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, part of the same area of Los Angeles County where the Palisades Fire ripped through. So far, the Eaton and Palisades fires have already become among the most destructive in state history. “Now, California is again facing one of the most destructive fires in our history,” Newsom’s letter reads. He goes on to write that several LA wildfires, carried by hurricane-force gusts, exploded in size “even in the face of Herculean work by legions of experienced firefighters” — sending thousands fleeing before devastating entire communities. “The loss and devastation are horrific,” the letter reads, going on to note Biden’s approval of a major disaster declaration.

New Hampshire’s new governor, Kelly Ayotte, created a government efficiency commission in her first Executive Order. “Governor Kelly Ayotte signed her first Executive Order creating the Commission on Government Efficiency (‘COGE’) and named former Governor Craig Benson and Bedford businessman Andy Crews as Co-Chairs,” a press release from the Republican governor’s office read. “I am proud to launch the Commission on Government Efficiency today and appoint two of the smartest business guys I know, Governor Craig Benson and Andy Crews, to lead it. COGE will put proposals on my desk to streamline government, cut spending, and ensure we’re doing everything we can to create value for taxpayers,” Ayotte said. “Most importantly, COGE will help us do all of this while honoring our unbreakable commitment to provide for our most vulnerable citizens who depend on the services our state government provides. Together, we will ensure our government runs as efficiently and effectively as possible for all of New Hampshire,” she added. COGE will help ensure our government is streamlined, efficient, and focused on saving taxpayer dollars while protecting our most vulnerable citizens. Read my first Executive Order below. — Governor Kelly Ayotte (@KellyAyotte) January 9, 2025 “COGE will consist of 15 members, including one State Senator appointed by the Senate President and one State Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House,” the press release added. Ayotte announced the creation of “COGE” in her inaugural address. The NH Gov. just issued her first executive order to create a Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) — like @DOGE. Former Gov. Craig Benson — who famously invited the FSP to NH — will lead COGE. What would you like to see cut from the NH budget?https://t.co/7Ha9ZUuPl4 — The Free State (@FreeStateNH) January 10, 2025 Per NBC Boston: The Commission on Government Efficiency, or COGE, appears to be New Hampshire’s version of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, which is aimed at cutting the federal government’s spending, regulations and workforce size. Ayotte announced COGE as a way for outside interests to help New Hampshire’s commissioners “roll up their sleeves and find ways to rethink their approach, and where appropriate, do more with less.” Ayotte had spoken of the state needing “to make reductions and recalibrate from the higher spending over the last several years,” though she didn’t specify where those cuts would come from. She was tapping former Gov. Craig Benson and businessman Andy Crews, one of the co-chairs of her transition team, to lead COGE. She cited “Massachusetts’ illegal immigrant crisis right down the road,” for the need to ban any local sanctuary city policies, which keep local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officers’ detention requests. Her commitment to veto any legislation that would further restrict abortion access in New Hampshire was the last policy she outlined in the speech, which she closed by reiterating her thanks “for the privilege of a lifetime” in being governor and her call for unity, saying “protecting what makes us unique is so much more important than one person or one party.” Ayotte, a former U.S. senator and New Hampshire attorney general, was elected governor on Nov. 5, defeating Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig to keep the officer under GOP control after Gov. Chris Sununu opted not to seek election to a fifth two-year term. WATCH:

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I keep hoping the Democrat Party will go back to the middle, but it’s not looking good. They are actually considering making David Hogg the vice chair of the DNC. Hogg famously said NRA members are “Pathetic sick F***kers” who “murder…children.” He called all white men white supremacists and claimed AR-15 owners are all out […] The post Parkland Liar David Hogg Might Become Vice Chair of the DNC appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

After winning the Orange Bowl on Thursday, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman swatted down a question from an ESPN reporter about how Freeman’s race factored into the achievement. The Fighting Irish edged out Penn State in a 27-24 nail-biter of a victory. The team now advances to the College Football Playoff national championship game, which is scheduled for January 20. “You are the first black head coach to go to a national championship game in college football,” ESPN reporter Molly McGrath said to Freeman following the win. “How much does this mean to you?” “You know, I’ve said this before, I don’t ever want to take attention away from the team,” Freeman responded. “It is an honor, and I hope all coaches — minorities, black, Asian, white, it doesn’t matter — great people continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this.” “This ain’t about me, this is about us,” the coach, who is half black and half Korean, added. “And we’re going to celebrate what we’ve done because it’s something special.” ESPN reporter tries to play the race card with ND Head Coach Marcus Freeman – Freeman turns it down. pic.twitter.com/oHfxoxRb3F — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 10, 2025 Folks online were quick to react to Freeman’s response, and McGrath’s racial question. JOIN THE MOVEMENT IN ’25 WITH 25% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH CODE DW25 “Notre Dame just won its biggest game since 1988. How does ESPN react? By focusing on one half of Marcus Freeman’s race,” Clay Travis posted on X. “Freeman absolutely crushes his answer and says he hopes all coaches regardless of race get great opportunities like he did.” Notre Dame just won its biggest game since 1988. How does @espn react? By focusing on one half of Marcus Freeman’s race. Freeman absolutely crushes his answer and says he hopes all coaches regardless of race get great opportunities like he did. pic.twitter.com/GL3DL6lzB6 — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 10, 2025 NFL legend Brett Favre said McGrath’s question was “terrible,” but Freeman had a “great response.” “Sports should bring people together not separate,” Favre added. Terrible question but great response by Notre Dame head coach. Sports should bring people together not separate. pic.twitter.com/odzoVsmK7w — Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) January 10, 2025 Earlier in the month, Freeman was asked a similar racial question from the press. He responded by saying he was “grateful” to be one of two black coaches in the playoffs. “It’s a reminder that you are a representation for many others — and many of our players that look the same way I do. Your color shouldn’t matter, and the evidence of your work should, but it takes everybody.” This is extremely bad journalism by Ross, completely taking out of content of what Marcus Freeman actually said, where he did in fact acknowledge the significance: Here was the actual quote: https://t.co/gMP4egPT9M pic.twitter.com/K8Nh6DWpm8 — Chancellor Johnson (@ChancellorTV) January 3, 2025 Freeman has also won over support for his decision to refocus the Notre Dame football program on God. A Christian his whole life, Freeman converted to Catholicism back in 2022 and he notably reinstated mandatory mass attendance for his players before games, a tradition that was dropped by the previous Fighting Irish coach. “That’s important for me,” Freeman told the National Catholic Register in 2022 about the school’s Christian context. “I want our guys to wonder about what it means to embrace Jesus Christ.” Marcus Freeman is a class act. A convert to Catholicism in 2022, he quickly reinstated the traditional ND practice of the team attending a pre-game Mass—something which had been abandoned by his predecessor. https://t.co/thTcDMoK7Z — Father V (@father_rmv) January 10, 2025

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