Statement record

Bernie Sanders — Jan 8, 2025

U.S. Senator (D-VT) · Jan 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 (X @BernieSanders): "80,000 people told to evacuate. Blazes 0% contained. Eight months since the area has seen rain. The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable. Climate change is real, not 'a hoax.' Donald Trump must treat this like the existential crisis it is." Jan 9 Black Star News op-ed expanded: drought + hurricane-force winds in Southern California as climate-driven "existential threat."

Analysis notes

Core senator. In-window event + climate yes. Linked to both LA fire records.

Codes

Disaster Mention yes — LA-area wildfire evacuations and damage.
Climate Connection yes — Explicit climate attribution and existential-crisis framing.
Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action no