PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 14, 2025
Our soon-to-be president lies daily. Here was one huge lie: Trump responded to the current wildfires in Los Angeles by blaming California Governor Gavin Newsom’s environmental policies, rather than simply offering support for Californians and their firefighters. As someone who fought wildland fires out west for three seasons as a young man, I know the fires are worse because of global warming, mixed with Santa Ana winds, which are also worsened by climate change. Donald Trump, who works hard to deny global warming and sets in place policies that will worsen climate change, bears more responsibility than Newsom. ~ Scott Schiff-Slater, Hallowell