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Rick Scott: “The Palisades fire killed 12 seniors.”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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FULL SPEECH: Senator Rick Scott Addresses CPAC 2026 - 03/28/26

Published | Video Starts at 12:13

Because guess what she did when the fire started. She went to Africa. She went to Africa and there was no preparation to help these people with. The Palisades fire killed 12 seniors. And you can't believe it. It's just empty. All this burnout homes and, and nothing's getting built. Families can't afford to build and people are homeless all over the place. (12:13–12:17)

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Claims the Palisades fire resulted in the deaths of 12 seniors.

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