Conservative cable news pundits have naturally blamed the fire on city diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, measures.

The group blamed the party operating in an "increasingly autocratic manner" for their decision and said they feel Reform "has lost its sense of direction" since Farage took over as leader last June.

That is what Trump is referencing in his post blaming Newsom for the response to the wildfires, where he says the governor "wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish", Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt has confirmed.

I’m especially biased when it’s a president-elect who shoots off his mouth without regard for facts and blames a governor for fire hydrants running dry.

I’d suggest that climate change deserves some of the blame, and that the Republican Party is led by someone who thinks it’s a hoax.