Steve Hilton Blames 16 Years of Democrats for 23,000-Acre Palisades Fire Failures
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Steve Hilton Blames 16 Years of Democrats for 23,000-Acre Palisades Fire Failures
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Summary
Pacific Palisades became Steve Hilton’s closing-stage campaign backdrop Sunday, where he said the 2025 wildfire and slow rebuilding showed “16 years of Democrat failure” ahead of Tuesday’s California governor election.
23,000 acres burned and about 6,800 structures were destroyed in the Palisades Fire, which displaced tens of thousands; Hilton argued the scale of damage reflected failures in wildfire prevention, emergency response and recovery.
Hilton tied those claims to state and local policy, accusing officials of inadequate brush clearance and a mix of “incompetence, ideology and corruption” that he said worsened the disaster.
Tuesday’s vote pits Hilton against Democrat Xavier Becerra to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, with Hilton promising to appoint a recovery CEO if elected to speed rebuilding.