President Trump said Friday that California must pass a law requiring voters to show ID to vote before L.A. receives any more federal aid to combat the ongoing wildfires. He said it must be done.
“In California, I have a state. In California, we want them to have voter ID, so right now you don't know who's voting, so people don't have a voice. , people don't have a voice, Trump said at a stop in North Carolina before moving west. $250 billion damage.
“And we also want them to release water. If they release water, they won't have a problem,” Trump said.
Trump, 78, made remarks in the hurricane-hit Asheville area before traveling to Southern California later Friday. Gavin Newsom.
Trump blamed Newsom for allowing the fires to rage and called on him to resign for allegedly mismanaging his state's water resources, leaving a fire hydrant dry.
It's unclear how Trump decided to link voter ID changes in California to the wildfires. There are no major elections on the horizon in Democratic-controlled states. .
California voters generally do not have to show ID when voting, According to state government.
Newsom did not immediately respond to Trump's remarks, but repeatedly dismissed criticism of his performance as “misinformation.”
If California tightens its voter and ID requirements and makes sure more water is 'released,' then I will be the greatest president California has ever seen.'' Trump he said.
“I want to get off the water and go to Los Angeles and go out to all the barren, dry farmland.”
