Mel Gibson called out California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their “destruction” of California and mishandling of the violent anti-ICE riots that swept through the City of Angels last week.

The actor-director used Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo’s “Arroyo Grande” podcast to air his frustration as the lack of leadership in the state.

Gibson highlighted the two Democrat politicians’ lack of civic action in general and their sheer incompetence in particular as first evidenced in their handling of the Los Angeles wildfires:

“Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass have already proven their incompetence and poor leadership during the Los Angeles wildfires.

Now, as we experience rampant lawlessness and civil unrest, it’s never been more clear. They’re unable to respond effectively and responsibly during calamity. Whether it’s sheer incompetence or outright malevolence, the reality is stark.

California’s in a state of turmoil. And I ask my fellow Angelenos, ‘Why are Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass still in office? How much more of their destructive decision-making masquerading as leadership are we going to tolerate?’

It’s time to take back our community and our state and put the power and the privilege in the hands of competent leaders whose goals are to protect us and the way of life this nation was founded upon and promises to offer.”

Gibson, who was appointed a special ambassador to Hollywood by President Donald Trump in January, lost his home in the devastating Palisades Fire that broke out Jan. 7, as FOX News notes in its report.

His outspoken response to that disaster has seen many tip him as a possible future California state governor.

A poll has emerged citing him as a popular Republican candidate to run for the office although he has so far expressed little interest in standing for office.

In a new Lost Coast Outpost poll formulated on Wednesday, Gibson emerges as the top Republican candidate with 12 percent of the vote.