Why California fires ignite the Trump-Biden confrontation
The devastating fires on the US West Coast are igniting the election battle for the White House between Trump and Biden. All the details
The devastating fires on the US west coast are igniting the battle for the White House between current President Donald Trump and candidate Dem Joe Biden . The ground of contention, this time, is that of climate change on which the two are on diametrically opposed grounds.
CLASH ON CLIMATE
Joe Biden called President Trump a "climate arsonist" in a speech in which he argued that his climate denial is a threat to people nationwide. While Trump has lashed out at California administrators for their continuing to emphasize the role of global warming in the ongoing fire crisis in the US.
To understand his position, just read the New York Times editorial: “Although he saw firsthand the devastation caused by the fires during his visit to California, President Trump continued to defiantly ignore the science of climate change. Speaking to reporters, he accused local officials of failing to contain the flames and of not clearing fallen leaves from the forests. (…) When asked about the role of climate change, he was dismissive at first. He passed the question to Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, who said he believed the scientific consensus. (…) But afterwards, Trump did not hold back, explicitly admitting that he does not believe the established science on global warming and that it will soon 'be much colder' ”.
Biden, by contrast, in a speech in Delaware, clearly stated that with another “four years of Trump's climate denial, the suburbs will be burned in the fires. How many suburban neighborhoods will be flooded? How many suburbs will be wiped out in super storms? ”.
CLIMATE AGAIN AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE
But remote verbal skirmishes aside, the exchanges between Trump and Biden and the fires in California have put climate change at the center of the presidential political debate again.
In this sense, "Biden is trying to politically overturn the script" by trying to "contend" with Trump "the votes of the suburbs. Trump has, among other things, suggested that the sometimes destructive protests in some cities will push suburban voters to embrace his public order message, ” Axios pointed out.
So much so that it provoked Biden's piqued response: “Donald Trump warns that integration is threatening our suburbs. This is ridiculous. Do you know what is actually threatening our periphery? The fires are burning the suburbs of the West. The floods are wiping out the suburbs of the Midwest ”.
CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON STATES NOT UP TO GET
It must be remembered, however, that from a purely political point of view, the states hardest hit by the fires – California, Oregon and Washington – are not up for grabs as the Democrats are firmly in the saddle. “But while the fires spurred Biden's speech, efforts were made to emphasize the effects of climate change across the country – including major developing states. The talk ranged from the discussion of floods in Michigan to the impact of the powerful storms that hit Florida and North Carolina, all at play in November, ”Axios admitted.
In any case, Trump's observations offer a surprising side to his opponent who is seen, practically "as the only choice to combat climate change – stressed Politico.com -. Biden also used Trump's remarks to target a central theme of the president's campaign: “It is clear that we are not safe in Donald Trump's America. This is Donald Trump's America. He's in charge ”.
THE DATA OF NOAA
The words of the two presidential candidates follow the latest data released by NOAA scientists that last month marked the second warmest August on record. The Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest August on record, and the globe as a whole had its third warmest season ever.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/energia/perche-gli-incendi-della-california-infiammano-lo-scontro-trump-biden/ on Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:10:52 +0000.