California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, a Democrat, fumbled during a press conference on Thursday. He was pressed about his special session to preemptively attack the incoming Trump administration, even as wildfires continued to destroy Los Angeles.
Rivas, a protégé of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, faced the tough questions of KCRA reporter Ashley Zavala on whether Democrats had the right priorities amid the unprecedented fires.
“Is now the right time to have a special legislative session on allocating money to fight Trump in a way that you could already do without a special legislative session?” Zavala asked.
Seemingly unprepared to address the concerns, Rivas responded: “I’m here to address … these wildfires. This is a historic, historic wildfire. This is, this is a historic event. These wildfires, as I mentioned, are going to be, quite possibly, some of the worst wildfires and disasters in the state and national history.”
Undeterred by Rivas’s attempt to pivot from the topic, Zavala reiterated her points. […]
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