California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss rebuilding efforts in Pacific Palisades following the devastating wildfires, the role President Donald Trump may have played and growing criticism of Mayor Karen Bass after another major Los Angeles fire erupted while she was away. #foxbusiness

00:00 Rebuilding begins in Pacific Palisades after devastating fires

00:54 Joel Pollak on Trump’s role in accelerating recovery efforts

01:23 Karen Bass faces scrutiny after another major L.A. fire

02:42 Bass vs. Rahm: How voters are weighing the mayoral race

03:04 The political fallout from California’s fire response

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