Kevin O’Leary is doubling down on his calls for top California politicians Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass to resign from office on the heels of Speaker Johnson confirming “discussions” on tying wildfire aid to the debt limit.
“I think every taxpayer in America, including those in California, would like to tie this aid to removing Newsom and Bass. Now. Gone,” O’Leary said on a “Varney & Co.” panel Tuesday.
“Part of the deal would be, and I know Trump likes new ideas, here’s one: not a dime until those two are whacked from their jobs immediately,” he continued. “They are so incompetent, and all of the decisions they’ve made led to this, and they’re still making mistakes. They’re horrific managers. Whack them.”
Four active fires are now burning in the Los Angeles area after the Auto Fire broke out early Tuesday in Ventura County, with firefighters saying forward progress “has been stopped” with that blaze.
But further safety threats remain as The National Weather Service said wind gusts topping 70 mph have been recorded in the area, elevating fire concerns.
Although the winds aren’t expected to be as powerful as last week’s, they will be strong enough to hamper ongoing firefighting efforts and could potentially cause new and existing blazes to spread rapidly, according to FOX Weather.