Senator John Barrasso suggests that aid for California's wildfire victims will come with 'strings attached,' citing 'gross mismanagement' by state officials. His comments follow President-elect Trump's accusations against Governor Newsom and his proposals to withhold aid unless California changes its water policy.
Amid the Los Angeles wildfires, Senator John Barrasso , a Wyoming Republican, said on Sunday that he expects there to be 'strings attached' when it comes to aid funding for Californians.Newsweek has reached out to Barrasso , President-elect Donald Trump 's transition team and California Governor Gavin Newsom 's office via email for comment on Sunday afternoon.Why It MattersLos Angeles has been battling a series of devastating wildfires since Tuesday.
In September while speaking amid his presidential campaign, Trump took aim at Newsom and his policies and said, 'The water coming here is dead. And Gavin Newsom is going to sign those papers. If he doesn't sign those papers, we won't give him money to put out all his fires. And if we don't give him all the money to put out the fires, he's got problems.
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