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Biden tries to explain why Los Angeles fire hydrants ran out of water #shorts
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0:51Now PlayingPresident Biden repeated what power utilities say is a false explanation of dry fire hydrants while defending California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — after Newsom complained to the president about “lies” blaming local leaders for devastating ongoing blazes.
Biden, 82, claimed for a second day Friday that electrical providers cut off power to the pumps that flow water to fire hydrants — even though the area’s power suppliers had insisted that statement wasn’t true.
“I know you’re getting a bad rap about ‘these fire hydrants don’t have enough water in them.’ Give me a break. Give me a break,” Biden said in the Oval Office during a virtual meeting with Newsom and Bass, both Democrats.
“What this is all about is the utilities, understandably, what they did is they cut off power because they’re worried about these high-tension lines coming down and causing more fires, right? And when they do that, guess what? They shut off the power that controls the ability to pump the water,” Biden stated.
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