President-elect Donald Trump blames California Governor Gavin Newsom for “apocalyptic” wildfires that devastated Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades, following Trump administration's order to send more water to southern regions Instead, they argued, they chose to save a small, extinct fish species. California.
“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 his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday.
“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called smelt by reducing water supply (to no avail!), but he didn't care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean fresh water to flow into California. Besides, he is responsible for this. There's no water in the fire planes either. It's a disaster!”
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President Trump files suit to block President Trump's 2020 order directing millions of gallons of water in California to protect endangered fish, the Delta smelt, already determined to be functionally extinct He was referring to Newsom's actions that caused the
The water would primarily go to California farmers.
The two sides have long fought over California's water supplies, and Trump vowed during his 2024 campaign to force Newsom to redirect water to Southern California.
