California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday knocked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for politicizing a crisis after he entertained putting conditions on disaster relief aid as the deadly Los Angeles wildfires continue to burn.
Newsom — in a response to an X post from Johnson — argued that Californians including those impacted by the fires “foot the bill to help” the House speaker’s constituents in Louisiana when that state’s residents need help after hurricanes.
“And they do it without playing partisan games,” he added …