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CNN news anchor Don Lemon knocked US President Donald Trump for suggesting French firefighters use flying water tankers to extinguish the devastating Notre Dam blaze, saying \u201cyou would think the president would know better.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Trump tweeted his suggestion to authorities battling the almighty blaze Monday night, Lemon told viewers of his nightly show that the French were \u201cnot having that<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n So horrible to watch the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out. Must act quickly!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n READ MORE: Notre Dame suffers \u2018colossal\u2019 damage as firefighters avert \u2018worst case scenario\u2019 (INTERIOR PHOTOS)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The French civil defense agency later tweeted that while \u201call means are being used<\/em>\u201d to fight the flames, flying water tankers \u2013 often deployed over forest fires \u2013 cannot be used on delicate sites as it could \u201clead to the collapse of the entire structure<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Hundreds of firemen of the Paris Fire Brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #NotreDame<\/a> fire under control. All means are being used, except for water-bombing aircrafts which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral.<\/p>\n \u2014 S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Civile Fr (@SecCivileFrance) April 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/center><\/div>\n Lemon said<\/a> Trump, who made his name by building skyscrapers, should know better and went on to cite the president\u2019s previous \u2018suggestion\u2019 to California firefighters that raking the forest floor could have prevented the devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in 2018.<\/p>\n\n
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