Senators Rick Scott and Ron Johnson – Screencap of Twitter/X video.

Senators Rick Scott of Florida and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, both Republicans, just traveled to California to hear testimony from victims of the California wildfires in the Pacific Palisades.

Spencer Pratt, a reality TV star who lost his home in the fires was there to testify and remarked about the fact that Republicans came from thousands of miles away to listen while Democrat leaders in California were nowhere to be found.

In fact, California Governor Gavin Newsom is at a conference in South America focused on climate change, which he still insists was responsible for the fires.

Breitbart News has details:

Thursday’s senate hearing was part of a congressional investigation into the genesis of the fire and what went wrong before and after the conflagration by the various California governments responsible for warning residents and putting out the flames.

The hearing was led by Senators Johnson and Scott (R, FL), who are looking into the fire. Six Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes also delivered powerful remarks. California Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff were not at the hearing.

One of those who spoke at the confab was The Hills reality show star Spencer Pratt, who has become a leading advocate for the victims of the fires.

“By the grace of God, my family survived,” he said during his testimony.

“My family has not lost our hope, but we did lose our home and everything we own in the Palisades fire,” Pratt said during the hearing, wearing a hat with the words, “Newsom will never be president.”

“It’s been 10 months,” Pratt said, “and our government leaders, instead of helping us rebuild, have only served to make the rebuilding process so painful and slow that many just quit and are forced out of their hometown through attrition so vultures like Gavin Newsom and [state Sen.] Scott Weiner have a blank slate to remake the Palisades in the vision of their wealthy donors and foreign investors.”

Here’s the video:

You need to stop what you're doing and take a few minutes to watch @spencerpratt's devastating speech from the Palisades Fire field hearing today. God bless @SenRickScott and @SenRonJohnson for elevating the Palisades. https://t.co/fQNpgszlCK pic.twitter.com/Tokg15A5lA

— Mann Made Cinema (@Hotshot_Movie) November 13, 2025

Where are all of the California Democrats?

Not only is this a great question, but those Senators from FL and WI are IN the Palisades today, talking to senior citizens who were victims of the fire. Meanwhile, Gavin is in Brazil, and Senator Schiff – who’s based 25 miles from the Palisades – has been completely AWOL. https://t.co/89Fyjgvogi

— Mann Made Cinema (@Hotshot_Movie) November 13, 2025

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