Johnson, that blathering idiot from my red state, will be the first one with his hand out for FEMA come 1 June. Hypocritical asshole! 🤬
Johnson, that blathering idiot from my red state, will be the first one with his hand out for FEMA come 1 June. Hypocritical asshole! 🤬
Ca. has leverage. We, the people of California, pay more in federal taxes than any other state, by a massive amount. Huge disparity. If they want to hold things hostage, then Californians should withhold their taxes. Not paying is just a misdemeanor. In fact, maybe ALL blue state citizens...1/2
should withhold their taxes. Blue states support the red states. This is one way that population proves it is more important than land mass. If the fed doesn't treat blue states fairly, then a BLUE STATE TAX STRIKE is called for!!!
I am trying to convince anyone with a bigger platform on the left to talk to me in order to have a very important discussion about what the right wing,potentially foreign actors are doing on YT.Sadly my success rate is 0,which sucks cause I have a bad feeling after 20th Jan we will not get much help
I dont recognize Johnson, MAGA Republicans or MAGA Christians as Americans.. they dont preach what We The People, believe.. they dont protect what We the People have convictions in. They are not American. Not in spirit nor integrity
These idiots think climate disasters only affect Democrats. F*ing insane!
I wonder how successful these Republican threats are going to be. There are a number of Republican House members from CA, some of whom won by very narrow margins. Fun fact: California taxpayers contribute 14.5% of the total annual federal taxes paid, much of which goes to support red state.
Republicans are scum...pass it on.
Hallelujah for Jessica Tarlov.
Everything is transactional with trump’s new GQP.
Let me get to Jesse. How about agreeing with her.
Have to wonder if the MAL junket was intended to put the screws to CA MOCs to vote against aid for their own constituents. Even as clueless as they are, I don’t think he should count on getting 218.
That’s the problem, Jessica. The red states have been lied to and told that Biden gave them nothing but $750 that have to pay back. They believe the lies. That’s why they hate California because that’s a new lie about us getting everything!
Exactly, except that blue states “bail out” red states every day of every year, natural disasters or not.
If God exists, Johnson and all the other phony Christians would have been struck by lightning. They say Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, and do the exact opposite of his teachings on every single occasion.
Christian...?
Haven't you heard? Mike Johnson is a good Evangelical Christian. Guess that means that your only "good", when it benefits you.
The economy of the State of California is the largest in the USA, with a $4+ trillion gross state product as of 2024; it's the 5th largest global economy. Those MAGA folks need to keep in mind, California helps fund many of their states. Y'all need California to succeed as much as Californians do.
It's going to become reality next Monday.
#1 thing I learned abt republicans, fr living & working in an uber red area, is that they got theirs and they don’t care abt anyone else- really afraid someone is going to get something 4 nothing even tho they did. So no surprise. #resist
They're talking about extortion.
They are making Joe Biden responsible for FEMA's issues in NC. Congress pulled the money!!!
EXACTLY
#Hypocrisy is the GOP's only #Superpower
"Fuck you, suffer, unless you give me what I want first." - Jesus, apparently
You can't squeeze roses out of an ass hole.
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See,here’s the thing. They. Don’t. Give. A. Fuck. We need to be equally awful and worse. Sorry, done with playing nice.
How? Moderate (I won't say left leaning here) take care of all Americans. Very few states majorities and huge... and still, sell out the 20-30% that are with "you" to spite the rest. This isn't how any of this works (supposed to).
Oh no. Conservatives hate it when you call them hypocrites
Right? We gotta stop with this whole hypocrisy angle. They don't care, the people that vote for them don't care. Just ask them why they think that people lost their homes & all of their possessions shouldn't get help.
This is where Dems fail. It is time for Blue states to stop giving monies to red states.
Yeah or NC!
Red states take far more from the Federal government than they ever contribute. Conveniently forgotten by pearl clutchers like Johnson.
This! Why don’t the pols and journos hammer this point more? It’s like Cons. telling the “GDP heavyweight version” of, say Tom Brady (CA GDP), We won’t pay for a good ankle splint (fire recovery) because of how you vote, despite how much of the team (red states) depends on what you (CA) contribute.
Don’t have an answer. Maybe the same reason Trump is continuously sane wash. Don’t get it either.
He's from Louisiana, one of the biggest beneficiaries of federal tax dollars coming from blue states like California. Without that money, they'd be Somalia!
Even with all the money they get from the feds, most red states are just third world countries with interstates.
Jessica acting like the only adult in the room.
I need to know what she does to keep so calm. Meditation? Yoga? Running? Punching a picture of her colleagues? Whatever it is, I need it. She puts up with too much!
She is the only adult in the room, at least intellectually!
I admire her. I would not be able to last as long as she has with those fascist idiots.
She gets to have a voice and on the chance that anyone actually listens, she could cause people to think.
"Conditions" It's not even code for fascism... it's just straight up fascism. These are Americans!
Wish the Dems would at least once. I can wait 2years
They don't have an ounce of decency in them.
Californian's pay more per capita in federal taxes than any of the red states. I say we keep our taxes and they can pay for "their" own disasters.
The State of California, the people displaced and those fighting the fires are both Republicans and Democrats. They are Americans. It’s a disgrace.
These people cannot read. UNITED fucking States. Wtf? Filth desecrating our nation.
OMG😳 Speaker Johnson didn’t know he was threatening California world’s 5th largest economy …? That’s going to be funny… 🍿
That is disgusting and politics should NEVER enter into providing relief to any state or territory. I also don’t understand why there isn’t a penalty for spreading lies and propaganda like we are seeing from Musk and others about the fires.
We have already televised the revolution… We have to vote w/our feet. It’s time to move ppl. It’s time to hop the state lines & move to Blue states. Tx & Fl will have to loss some ppl, to get us going.
So how much does California send to DC.. save it for them .
This hasn't happened - holding 10s of 1,000s of innocent victims, who've lost everything - hostage to partisan politics. These aren't people of any professed faith - there's no charity, compassion or love for Americans in desperate need. They pray to 1 God - Trump - for 1 purpose - political power.
I'm wondering how long Jessica will be at Fox News after January 20th. She is their Liberal DEI hire who is there as BS optics to use in court cases to deflect Fox News’ biased propaganda motives. Trump’s DOJ will make sure their cases will be taken care of and won't need the BS optics.
Californians pay more in federal income taxes than most states. Those taxes fund infrastructure like FEMA.
Johnson is a scourge on Wisconsin and a massive turd. He does not represent Wisconsin, he embarrasses us!
Not that anything can nor would be done about it, but networks like Fox should be held liable for their demonstrably false, and dangerous lies on natural disaster.
I live in Connecticut! Do you have any idea how much we give to red states We don't play politics
Will he (they) have conditions before offering thoughts and prayers too?
Didn't President Biden put conditions on disaster relief aid to Florida during the last few hurricanes... like stop rebuilding your multimillion dollar estates next to the ocean where the hurricanes live... wait... that never happened... 😏
Why does that even have to be said? It’s totally completely unreservedly absurd. I can’t imagine any province, city or other municipality in my country responding to a disaster or an emergency like this. Not ever
100% true🇨🇦
Every Democrat in office needs to shout out his words and show video of his comments all over the media and show the world what these slime bags truly are, and they need to do this EVERY TIME. They need to stop playing nice and take a page out of the rights playbook.
California, the 4th largest economy in the world, will stop paying feds until they believe Climate Change is real. And California is considering becoming part of Canada.
The Trump Administration, was and continues to be a protection racket.
How much money do the residents of CA contribute in Federal taxes?
These are pointless call outs. The hypocrisy has ALWAYS been the point.
Ok, I get it. The process of sorting into blue and red regions needs to accelerate. The US needs to dissolve into separate and distinct nations. These shameless performative dipshits need their own space to operate.
How very Christian of him.
And, the conditions the MAGA party has are based on misinformation to boot (about the water for one) I’m all for looking at legislation to prevent fire destruction, like I am also in favor of preventing hurricane destruction (flood mitigation) I’m against Republican hypocrisy
I am sure Jesse's remarks were similar.
I mean, how can they argue this?
learn from Johnson when Demarcate get the House make it a norm. playing nice with the other side in hope of getting a slight chance that Independents and Moderate Republicans will vote for you is a myth.
Remember when these guys still pretended they were all about "states rights"?
These people are beneath contempt.
She's trying her best to talk logic and reasoning to a cult of brainwashed simps.
Pathetic
Jessica says it like it is
I would like to know if he thought Louisiana needed conditional aid after Katrina?
Calif surplus should not be funding red states! 😏
There needs to be an active push to stop comparing what the response might be if a Democrat had taken the same position as a Republican. Republicans will always have an excuse and Democrats will always be held to a higher standard. Just point out the absurdity and encourage democrat policies.
Republicans are preparing to recall Gov. Newsom & Mayor Bass, & have threatened to attach CA disaster aid to the debt ceiling, & other “strings attached”. I dont recall Republicans doing this to red state aid. Theyve spent the past week shaping the narrative. 😡 www.newsweek.com/karen-bass-g...
of course everything Trump, the GOP, Elon and Rupert have been saying is a flat out lie...about the smelts, about the lack of water, about the impact of DEI..and repeated by the pinheads /suckers/malignants on X, You Tube, Facebook...As the NT says, the devil calls himself legion, for he is many
Why doesn't LA just turn off the wind?
Not surprising from Johnson. He's a total creep. Anyone who's saying that this could have been avoided due to "water and forest management" is an imbecile. Historically dry climate and 80 mph winds caused this. So go fuck yourself if you condition aid based on a GOP lie.
I don't know how Jessica stays there. The paycheck must be incredible.
I've seen her interviewed a couple of times, & she doesn't seem to view it that way at all, & truly seems to enjoy the opportunity. She's super positive, very intelligent, knows her stuff, & communicates effectively. Honestly, her cohosts are the ones who get frustrated, as she's unflappable.
Well, she's a good sport! I couldn't do it.
Either that or Jessica truly believes in public service. I personally think she feels a duty to make sure the truth gets spoken, even if none of the Fox viewers believe it. I think that truly matters to her.
She must be a good egg, then. I could not work with those people.
Me either!!
Speaker Mike Johnson wants to make disaster relief conditional? That’s UTTERLY RIDICULOUS!This isn’t about politics—it’s about SAVING LIVES! If Biden did the same to red states, there’d be OUTRAGE! Disaster relief isn’t a bargaining chip. We need leaders who prioritize people over politics. NOW!
Come on, he's a Christian. What do you expect?
"Christian"
Exactly. “christian “. Not the kind that believes in the Golden Rule, Ten Commandments, etc. The kind of “christian” that believes in enriching themselves, screwing people over, racism, discrimination, sexism, xenophobia, transphobia, adultery, lying, you know, that kind of “christian”.
We had a chance for that, but…California should refuse to send their tax revenues to Washington. They have the fifth largest economy IN THE WORLD ffs. Their money helps out so many but they don’t vote for felon so they don’t get assistance. That’s how the gqp operates.
Johnson Dem votes for everything but the tax cuts -- especially and including disaster relief bills for red states. Good luck with attaching strings to this one and seeing what happens on down the road
Oh the republicans would be screaming bloody murder if Biden said that. Democrats need to SLAM Johnson & republicans for this.
Jessica Tarlov is a national treasure. She has the hardest job in mainstream media. The facts matter.
Johnson is a DICK fake Christian scumbag aka typical republican
Would these pols be saying this if the fires were an hour away in orange county or in the central valley? Plenty of trumpers in CA.
Sounds like California should withhold paying federal taxes then. Let states like Louisiana fund themselves. If I recall correctly, Louisiana's state budget receives over 1/3 in funding from the federal government.
Speaker Johnson and other republican congressmen know a democratic president never plays dirty. Democrats never play dirty where as Republicans take what they want. Democrats prefer to be liked than respected. As a life long democrat this is painfully embarrassing.
I think you’re mistaking being responsible for “wanting to be liked”. No politician in my country has ever threatened to curtail aid for an emergency based on political demographics. The Dems have nothing to be ashamed of in the regard. The Rs on the other hand - disgustingly crass
Perfectly reasonable. My frustration is our democratic leaders are certainly responsible while our republican leaders are irresponsible. Our democrats are certainly reasonable while our republican leaders are unreasonable. The republicans won. It defies logic. Thanks for engaging. Eh!
Heard the Bulwark podcast today. They talked about the Dems playing by rules that barely exist anymore and how they need to start calling the out the abuses of power-each one- plainly. They just seem unable to adjust
The Bulwark is great. The trick, Mr. McGotes, is playing by the rules and winning elections. Our democrats have a problem, they have a conscience.
It saying it’s right, but maybe Dems could learn from their example and make these red states appreciate the benefits of living in a democracy every once in a while by putting conditions on their aid.
*Not is the first word lol Need to get used to not being able to edit.
That's who he is! We all know this, it's what maga voted for
Two can play that game
He’s a POS, Christian my ass
I hope that Canada and Mexico and any other countries currently offering firefighting support to California withdraw that aid effective Jan 20. From that day on the Mango Mussolini can ask for, and be refused, continued support.
That would be a disaster on top of a disaster for California. Do you think Trump actually would ask for the aid to continue? Of course he wouldn't. Trump and his MAGAts won't lift a finger to help California unless they can see how it will put money in their pockets.
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I like Jessica, but even she is part of the Fox News target-marketed manufactured entertainment universe. A mousy-brown-haired woman with glasses. ‘We need to cast an intellectual, a librarian, someone our audience will hate just by her looks’. It’s a disgusting organisation.
I’m so sick of these greedy, corrupt old men. This is America. These are our people you pigs. socialfit77.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/a...
FEDERAL AID should NEVER be conditional when there are NATURAL DISASTERS & ACTS OF THE GODS, FFS! We've never bloody done it before and we're NOT going to do it now!🤬🤬🤬 Talk about trying to skim a political profit off of people who are suffering!!!😡😡😡 That's BULLSH!T.
How can there be conditions for helping fellow citizens? I mean, I know that Johnson, Trump, and the rest of the Republican Mafia—er, “Party” don’t consider ppl in “Blue” states with D leaders their fellow citizens. What ***holes!
thats is the diference between a republican speaker and a felon president they only care for the red states. #POTUSBiden cares for all, Blue/Red don't matter we're all Americans in his eyes and heart !
why is it so hard for a christian to be a christian.
BC they aren’t really.
So what the GOP is saying is that us donor Blue States should make our federal taxes conditional. Nothing into fed coffers unless the taker Red States change their ways.
I admire Jessica’s willingness to speak truth to power. It’s absolutely dumb what Mike’s Johnson said about making the aid conditional but it’s equally dumb for that reporter to be interviewing him to be asking those questions.
Did people elect a robot. Because it sure sounds like it
America needs a lesson: *The people who can't correctly identify the cause of a problem *Are never able to craft a solution to that problem
Yep. Going with the echo chamber memos again. Not a free thinker amongst them.
The sad thing is people would be more concerned about how this would affect college football rankings, if the USA were to divide itself up into autonomous little regions and/or independent states.
He is blaming the entire situation on CA Dems - not the drought or winds. He saying the CA dems have mismanaged things & that's why the $$ has to be conditional - BS!!
That IS total BS!! They don't know what they are talking about--a man who had to literally run from the fire said that bcuz of the wind it was like a blow torch!!
It is total BS. It's sickening. Then you've got mel gibson, elon musk, & alex jones saying the gov set the fires to take everyone's land. And people are going to believe this & social media is going to spread this BS.
I don't know how she sits there with the rest of those morons, but I'm glad she does.
If they don't support women's rights, we don't support hurricane survivors. Makes sense to me. /sarcasm.
Great. Too bad the idiots on the panel and watching wont buy a word of it. We are fucked.
The sad fact is, Democratic Presidents will continue to help all Americans and Republican presidents will continue to only help their own.
So let’s hear Johnson support placing conditions on Florida, Texas and the Gulf Coast states before the next hurricane season. Or placing conditions on Tornado Alley states for tornado damage. Fair is fair, and Republicans don’t do fair. Mike Johnson is a first class a**hole.
It's a good thing he is not elected on a National Scale for his politics have always been conditioned
Jessica is a National Treasure!
An representative call for” conditions” should be aware that “conditions” work both ways. California can start limiting exports to those states. Our reps can vote against ANY funding for those states infrastructure, military, disaster aid. Also, boycotts. Be careful what you wish for.
MAGA Mike is a complete idiot!
California has a State Bank. President Biden should write a $50 billion check and deposit it.
www.ibank.ca.gov
yep. next hurricane or tornado, time to ask questions
Horrible excuse for a human being. They will continue this till every single person bows at the knee.
Um, Speaker Johnson... www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/press...
Arent we all sick and tired of being in the party with morals and empathy?
Republicans don’t give a shit about anyone. Of course, now they have the most uncompassionate person in the world leading them, so this is the kind of rhetoric that you get.
That's Johnson reaching for mtg's support. A crush in its nacency?
They are horrid humans.
Thank dang goodness for Jessica speaking the truth on that right wing propaganda channel. It’s a small but visible drop of sanity in a sea of gaslighting
Johnson certainly doesn’t worship the same God or read the same Bible as I do. 😡🤬
Not that Biden would have even hinted at such a thing because he is a good person, but if he had MAGA would have been apoplectic
I will state this many, many times in the next years: I HATE this fucking timeline.
And it seems to be crickets amongst many Democratic politicians as well.
If any Democrat did something like that, Republicans and the media would not be able to shut the fuck up about it for weeks. And rightfully so. But when Republicans propose putting conditions on federal aid to Blue States, it's largely crickets from the media.
Thank you Jessica 💙💙💙👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼