Celebrity Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels told Newsmax on Friday many formally deep blue Californians have accepted that “leadership in California does need to change."
Over a week after the fires erupted, the two main fires ravaging Los Angeles, starting in Palisades and Eaton, have consumed more than 60 squares miles, destroyed over 12,000 structures, killed at least 27 people and still have 170,000 others under evacuation orders.
Early estimates with multiple fires still burning have put the damages at more than $250 billion. Residents have becoming increasingly vexed at the inaction of the Democrat leadership, specially Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
“This is why I've actually tried to avoid any conversation of blue versus red. I just want to talk about incompetence. Gavin Newsom is incompetent, Karen Bass is incompetent, regardless of which party they belong to. Yes, you can avoid moments like this,” Michaels said during an appearance on “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”
The businesswoman and nutritionist added she left the state in 2021 “because of how poorly it was run,” adding, “and it was a combination of the wildfires, how COVID was handled here. But my mom is still here, my ex still has a home here. My brother's here, all my friends are here. So I'm very abreast of what goes on with California politics and have been hoping for a change for quite some time.”
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