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Friend, As hundreds of thousands of Californians suffer from the devastating wildfires raging in Los Angeles, Donald Trump is spreading lies and falsely blaming California Democrats for the catastrophe.(1,2) Trump’s rhetoric is hurtful, despicable, and outrageous. But we can’t forget the lesson from Trump 1.0: Actions speak louder than words. With MAGA-backed majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump is poised to do serious damage to California via Congress -- including holding vital wildfire recovery funds for the state hostage unless we roll back clean water protections.(3) That’s why Courage California is building a Congressional Watch Hub for journalists and grassroots advocates like you. While the media is responding to Trump’s hateful lies, we’re staying laser-focused on all the insidious policies he’s trying to move through with his MAGA cronies.
We know that Trump is small and petty enough to play politics with disaster relief. Former White House staffers say he tried to withhold wildfire recovery funds from California during his first term because the state leans so Democratic.(4) Now, the adults in the room who convinced Trump to do the right thing are gone. That’s why we have to watch how Trump 2.0 responds to the L.A. wildfires like hawks, demanding every penny there is to help our state mend in the wake of this crisis. But denying the state relief money isn’t the only cruelty Trump wants to inflict on us. His Project 2025 and MAGA-faithful have plenty of other plans, like:
Plus, Trump and his allies in Congress will pass more tax cuts for the rich, roll back laws meant to slow the climate crisis, and legalize his attack on immigrants. And we know that it won’t just be Republicans who fall in line with his immoral agenda. Courage California works with dozens of organizations on the ground fighting for us and our rights, and we will centralize the work with our Congressional Watch Hub. You deserve to know what your elected representative is doing about the MAGA agenda, and we’ll give you the information and tools you need to take action to stop it. Thank you for being with us. –Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the Courage team)
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