Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comedian Bill Burr on Wednesday night refused to level any blame on California Democrats for the historic Los Angeles County wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures.

Burr, who said he was “lucky” that the winds shifted away from his home, told Kimmel that anyone online criticizing the response to the fires is a “f***ing idiot” and has no idea what they’re talking about. He also dismissed the notion that the fire response was in any way “mismanaged.”

“I think everyone did a great job — unlike the internet,” Burr told Kimmel.

“Oh my gosh, all of these ‘fire experts,’” the comedian complained. “Why didn’t you just fly a helicopter into the ocean? … I don’t know, because there were 100-knot winds? You wanna do that at night? You f***ing lunatic.”

“This was definitely mismanaged,” Burr said in a mocking tone. “‘Mismanaged?’ Like some f***ing idiot on the internet knows how to manage the worst fire in LA, sitting there in his underwear.”

Instead, Burr took aim at insurance companies, yelling out, “Free Luigi,” a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealthcare executive.

Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers in the past year or so due to the massive insurance crisis in California. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial pinned that crisis on the state’s Democrat politicians. For example, California bars companies from raising premiums to reflect the increasing fire risks. As a result, insurers have limited their coverage or stopped doing business in California altogether. Additionally, the state’s supposed safety net for those left without private insurance, called “FAIR,” has a $458 billion exposure, while it only has around $700 million in cash on hand to pay claims.

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Notably, California’s leadership has been criticized by even legacy media for a number of outrageous actions. For example, L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of ignoring warnings of the forecasted high winds and fire threat, opting to leave town for a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa. The mayor also cut the fire department budget by $17.5 million just months before the fires broke out.

Businessman Rick Caruso, a Democrat who lost the 2022 mayoral race by nine percentage points, has publicly said that firefighters’ hands were tied by leadership and fire hydrants in the area were “bone dry.”

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“We’ve had decades to remove the brush in these hills that move so quickly,” Caruso said. “You’ve got to have water. And my understanding is the reservoir was not refilled in time and in a timely water to keep their hydrants going … it’s all about leadership and management that were seeing a failure of. And all of these residents are paying a price for that.”

Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is also taking criticism in the wake of the historic fires, specifically for the lack of water to fight them. One of California’s top water supply systems has been heavily regulated over concerns about two specific fish populations. When President-elect Donald Trump was serving as president back in 2019, he tried to pump more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta but was stonewalled. 

Folks online were quick to criticize Burr for neglecting to go after those in power. “Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds,” comedian Tim Young bluntly wrote on X. 

Related: Bill Burr Goes Full A**hole

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Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comedian Bill Burr on Wednesday night refused to level any blame on California Democrats for the historic Los Angeles County wildfires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed more than 12,300 structures.

Burr, who said he was “lucky” that the winds shifted away from his home, told Kimmel that anyone online criticizing the response to the fires is a “f***ing idiot” and has no idea what they’re talking about. He also dismissed the notion that the fire response was in any way “mismanaged.”

“I think everyone did a great job — unlike the internet,” Burr told Kimmel.

“Oh my gosh, all of these ‘fire experts,’” the comedian complained. “Why didn’t you just fly a helicopter into the ocean? … I don’t know, because there were 100-knot winds? You wanna do that at night? You f***ing lunatic.”

“This was definitely mismanaged,” Burr said in a mocking tone. “‘Mismanaged?’ Like some f***ing idiot on the internet knows how to manage the worst fire in LA, sitting there in his underwear.”

Instead, Burr took aim at insurance companies, yelling out, “Free Luigi,” a reference to Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering a UnitedHealthcare executive.

Thousands of Los Angeles homeowners were dropped by their insurers in the past year or so due to the massive insurance crisis in California. A recent Wall Street Journal editorial pinned that crisis on the state’s Democrat politicians. For example, California bars companies from raising premiums to reflect the increasing fire risks. As a result, insurers have limited their coverage or stopped doing business in California altogether. Additionally, the state’s supposed safety net for those left without private insurance, called “FAIR,” has a $458 billion exposure, while it only has around $700 million in cash on hand to pay claims.

WATCH:

Notably, California’s leadership has been criticized by even legacy media for a number of outrageous actions. For example, L.A. Democratic Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of ignoring warnings of the forecasted high winds and fire threat, opting to leave town for a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa. The mayor also cut the fire department budget by $17.5 million just months before the fires broke out.

Businessman Rick Caruso, a Democrat who lost the 2022 mayoral race by nine percentage points, has publicly said that firefighters’ hands were tied by leadership and fire hydrants in the area were “bone dry.”

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“We’ve had decades to remove the brush in these hills that move so quickly,” Caruso said. “You’ve got to have water. And my understanding is the reservoir was not refilled in time and in a timely water to keep their hydrants going … it’s all about leadership and management that were seeing a failure of. And all of these residents are paying a price for that.”

Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is also taking criticism in the wake of the historic fires, specifically for the lack of water to fight them. One of California’s top water supply systems has been heavily regulated over concerns about two specific fish populations. When President-elect Donald Trump was serving as president back in 2019, he tried to pump more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta but was stonewalled. 

Folks online were quick to criticize Burr for neglecting to go after those in power. “Bill Burr lost all his credibility in less than 60 seconds,” comedian Tim Young bluntly wrote on X. 

Related: Bill Burr Goes Full A**hole

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