MALIBU—On January 8, the home the first son, Hunter Biden owns with his wife, Melissa Cohen has burned to the ground. Multiple news agencies posted photographs of the couple’s home. Two chimney stacks are still standing, but the rest has been reduced to rubble.
President Biden spoke with California Governor Gavin Newsom at a Santa Monica Fire Department, earlier that day, but was unsure if his son, Hunter’s home had been affected.
“It’s astounding what’s happening. My son lives out here and his wife. They got a notification yesterday, [that] their home was probably burned to the ground. Today, it appears that maybe [it’s] still standing, but I’m not sure,” President Biden stated.
The Biden-Cohen home along with other celebrities including, Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton, Sandra Lee, John Goodman, Anna Faris, Ricki Lake, Heidi Montag, Cameron Mathison, Maria Shriver, and thousands of other Californians whose homes have been devastated by fire.
January 9, reports indicate that 180,000 residents in the Angeles County have been evacuated. Over 2,000 homes and other structures have been lost. The Sunset Fire has been extinguished.
At least 100,000 residents were evacuated due to the Eaton fire. Most recent reports indicate it has yet to be contained.
Over 17,000 acres burned from the Santa Monica Mountains that spread into the Pacific Palisades.
The Hurst Fire consumed over 900 acres following a power line that exploded near Olive View Medical Center located at 14400 Olive View Drive in Slymar where at least 3,000 residents were evacuated.
The Lidia Fire broke on January 9, at approximately 2:00 p.m. The latest reports indicate this fire has not been fully contained.
The Woodley Fire began in the early morning hours of January 9. It consumed 30 acres. This fire has been contained. The Tyler Fire in Riverside County burned 15 acres. It too has now been fully contained.
California Governor, Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass have fallen under scrutiny for their lackadaisical fire prevention techniques for the devastating fires that continue to plague California. In addition, there are more than 250,000 Californians currently without power.
It was during the time of the Woolsey Fire in 2019, when, President Trump threatened to withhold funding from California over not clearing out wooded areas and dried debris on public land that is prone to catching fire.
Trump called out Newsom on Truth Social this year over Newsom’s refusal to sign a water restoration bill that could have protected the land from such arid conditions.
“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way to protect an essentially worthless fish called smelt.”
By Sharon