The official cause of the fires is still being investigated but officials have said that critical fire weather conditions helped fuel the blazes. The firefighting effort was stymied due to a brutal windstorm, which both fanned the flames and initially prevented crews from aerial drops of water, officials have said.

Lara Trump reacted to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on Fox News Monday with political attacks and climate denialism, infuriating critics on social media.

Lara Trump used a Fox News interview Thursday night to criticize people blaming the deadly wildfires ripping across California on climate change. The president-elect’s daughter-in-law, who formerly co-chaired the Republican National Committee,