Sen. Markey Calls LA Fires a ‘Climate Disaster’ Stoked by Trump, Predicts ‘More Death’
by Olivia Rondeau Jan 13, 2025
Democrat Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey has claimed that the Los Angeles fires are the result of a climate change “disaster” stoked by President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of “Big Oil” — and there is “more death” coming as a result. [emphasis, links added]
“Trump has been bought for $1 billion by Big Oil. Just a payoff to kill the IRA and the Green New Deal. We know what will happen. More fires, more climate disasters, more death. The LA fires are preview of coming atrocities,” Markey wrote on X on Saturday:
In another post from Friday, the left-wing senator said Trump is adding “fuel to the fire” by expressing support for more natural gas drilling:
https://climatechangedispatch.com/sen-markey-calls-la-fires-a-climate-disaster-stoked-by-trump-predicts-more-death/