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Rebuilding from LA fires was a dysfunctional situation — until Trump stepped in

The results are in, and they are clear: President Donald Trump accelerated the rebuilding effort after the LA fires by issuing an executive order taking over the permitting process in January.

As The California Post reported at the time, Trump signed the order in the Oval Office because he wanted to see LA succeed — and he was tired of watching state and local officials dither.

Gavin Newsom did almost nothing except to ask for money and complain on social media. LA mayor Karen Bass tried exaggerating progress as she sought to fend off angry residents.

It was a dysfunctional situation — until Trump stepped in. 

There weren’t any votes in it for him. Like Harry Truman, he simply decided that “the buck stops here.” So he signed the order.

Critics admitted that permits had been slow, but said that permitting wasn’t the main obstacle.

Regardless,........

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