January 14, 2025

Mike "Jesus" Johnson told reporters yesterday there’s “been some discussion” of tying California wildfire aid to a debt limit increase for the Giant Man Baby, after GOP members seized the opportunity to raise the issue with Yambo at Mar-A-Lago this weekend.

The notion that Congress could make the release of disaster relief dollars conditional upon also agreeing to raise the debt ceiling is already facing pushback from some Democrats.

But many California Republicans, including Rep. Doug LaMalfa, said in a brief interview Monday they may have no choice but to pursue that option given the potential urgency around addressing the Los Angles fires, paired with the reality that the nation could default on its borrowing authority in a matter of months.

This is, to put it bluntly, bullshit. Negotiating with them only speeds things up for Republicans, not Democrats. They're playing chicken, AND THE DEMOCRATS BETTER NOT GIVE IN. Call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and lend them some spine.

The motherfucking BALLS of these MAGA bastards. I can't even imagine what would happen if Democrats did this. But we all know that would never happen, because Democrats have a collective conscience and know it is OBSCENE to tie something as important as emergency aid for an entire state to an attempt to satisfy Yambo's steaming pile of demented id.

They need to stand firm.

If they tie this tragedy to the debt ceiling, they're turning a natural disaster into a hostage situation.

Daily Kos (@dailykos.com) 2025-01-13T16:56:07.648Z

NEWSMAX: Why should other states be bailing out California for choosing the wrong people to run their state?

TUBERVILLE: We shouldn't be ... they don't deserve anything to be honest with you unless they show us they're gonna make some changes.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-01-13T21:45:45.682Z

https://bsky.app/profile/wildfirediva.bsky.social/post/3lfl2ftojnm25

WATCH: @JohnAvlon takes a swipe at people (like @RepTimBurchett) who have been politicizing the fires — noting how quickly Katrina aid was passed

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-01-14T03:57:57.285Z

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