California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday condemned President-elect Trump's recent comments regarding the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
“People are literally fleeing,” Newsom said in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that aired on his show Wednesday. “People lost their lives. Children lost their schools, families were completely torn apart, churches were burned down.”
“This guy wanted to politicize it,” he added, talking about Trump. “I have a lot on my mind and I know what I'm going to say. I don't do it. Today I stood next to the President of the United States and I was proud to be with Joe Biden and he He had the support of everyone in this community and was not political.
Biden visited Los Angeles with California's governor early Wednesday to receive briefings and pledge support for relief efforts. He also canceled a trip to Rome on Thursday as the fires raged.
Earlier in the day, Newsom received criticism from President Trump over the massive wildfires currently burning in the Los Angeles area, and the president-elect said California's governor would pump additional water to the Golden State to avert the situation. He said he should have signed the declaration.
“Governor Gavin Newscome will allow millions of gallons of water from excess rain and snowmelt from the north to flow daily into many areas of California, including areas currently on fire. , refused to sign the Water Restoration Declaration that was put before him, in a virtually apocalyptic manner,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning.
Even though the first Trump administration said in 2019 that pumping water to water farms would be ineffective, the amount of water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is limited to the amount of water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. face limitations due to federal and state regulations designed to protect puts the fish at risk, according to Report from Cal Matters at that time.
“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called smelt by giving them less water (to no avail!), but Californians… I didn't care,” he added.
“Now the ultimate price is being paid. I call on this incompetent governor to allow beautiful, clean fresh water to flow into California. He is responsible for this,” he continued. Ta. “And on top of that, there's no water in the hydrants or in the fire planes. It's a real disaster!”
The Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team for comment.
Newsom hits back at Trump wildfire comments, says Biden did not 'play politics'
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday condemned President-elect Trump's recent comments regarding the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
“People are literally fleeing,” Newsom said in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper that aired on his show Wednesday. “People lost their lives. Children lost their schools, families were completely torn apart, churches were burned down.”
“This guy wanted to politicize it,” he added, talking about Trump. “I have a lot on my mind and I know what I'm going to say. I don't do it. Today I stood next to the President of the United States and I was proud to be with Joe Biden and he He had the support of everyone in this community and was not political.
Biden visited Los Angeles with California's governor early Wednesday to receive briefings and pledge support for relief efforts. He also canceled a trip to Rome on Thursday as the fires raged.
Earlier in the day, Newsom received criticism from President Trump over the massive wildfires currently burning in the Los Angeles area, and the president-elect said California's governor would pump additional water to the Golden State to avert the situation. He said he should have signed the declaration.
“Governor Gavin Newscome will allow millions of gallons of water from excess rain and snowmelt from the north to flow daily into many areas of California, including areas currently on fire. , refused to sign the Water Restoration Declaration that was put before him, in a virtually apocalyptic manner,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday morning.
Even though the first Trump administration said in 2019 that pumping water to water farms would be ineffective, the amount of water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is limited to the amount of water pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. face limitations due to federal and state regulations designed to protect puts the fish at risk, according to Report from Cal Matters at that time.
“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called smelt by giving them less water (to no avail!), but Californians… I didn't care,” he added.
“Now the ultimate price is being paid. I call on this incompetent governor to allow beautiful, clean fresh water to flow into California. He is responsible for this,” he continued. Ta. “And on top of that, there's no water in the hydrants or in the fire planes. It's a real disaster!”
The Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team for comment.
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