Nia-Malika Henderson: ‘Sort of Sad’ to See We’re Getting the Same Old Trump Who Thinks Californians Aren’t Americans

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HENDERSON: “You know, and the question is, on the campaign trail, I think it was in October of 2024, Donald Trump was saying that if he got elected, re-elected, that he could withhold federal funds from California. Obviously, he has a sort of a feud with Gavin Newsom, a feud with almost every Democrat governor and senator and Democrat in general. And I think the question going forward is, could that happen? Is this something he‘s going to actually do when he assumes office? Because he does kind of see the federal government and the budget and the monies as his own as to dole out as he wishes to his friends. And so I think that‘s the real question going forward. But it is sort of sad that this is the same president we‘re getting again, that there are no lessons learned, there‘s no sense that Californians are Americans, right, that they are struggling in these areas. Two people have lost their lives, these fires haven‘t been contained at all, it looks like they‘re probably going to get worse before they get better, and that he doesn‘t have any sort of empathy and understanding about, you know, over what these folks are going through, people have families there. They‘re not only — you know, you might have families still there. I have family there, and friends as well. So, it‘s just sad and still shocking.”