Trump official trashes victims of California fire as death toll rises to 79

The Trump team has no decency.

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As families worry about more than 690 missing people and mourn the death of over 80 from the raging fires in California, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke choose to disparage victims and repeat Trump administration lies about the fires in a recent interview with Breitbart News, a far-right organization with ties to white nationalists.

“Many people were, quite frankly, like deer in the headlights. When the fire came through they were unprepared,” Zinke told Breitbart, referring to residents and business owners who suffered through the fires.

“I’m not sure that Paradise will return. … They’re strong people, but it’s not an affluent neighborhood,” he added.

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