California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized President-elect Donald Trump's response to the ongoing California wildfires, calling his claims on Truth Social 'misinformation' and accusing him of threatening to withhold disaster aid.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President-elect Donald Trump 's response to the California wildfires in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” recorded Saturday. Newsom stated, “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us.” Trump had been making incendiary posts on Truth Social blasting Newsom , President Joe Biden and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass since the fires broke out Tuesday.
In one post, the president-elect baselessly claimed Newsom had blocked a measure that would have allowed water to flow from Northern California to Southern California.“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump wrote. Responding to Donald Trump’s insults, Newsom told NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff, “I’m very familiar with them. Every elected official that he disagrees with is very familiar with them.” He added that Trump was “somehow connecting the delta smelt to this fire, which is inexcusable because it’s inaccurate. Also, incomprehensible to anyone that understands water policy in the state.”In another post, Trump wrote, “NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA. THIS IS WHAT JOE BIDEN IS LEAVING ME. THANKS JOE!” and appeared to falsely claim that Newsom refused to allow water to be transferred from Northern California to Southern California.Newsom invited Trump to visit California, stating, “I invite you to come to California again — to meet with the Americans affected by these fires, see the devastation firsthand, and join me and others in thanking the heroic firefighters and first responders who are putting their lives on the line,” In a press conference hosted by the City of Los Angeles County Fire Saturday evening, fire behavior analyst Dennis Burns confirmed future rain is expected to create mudslides in the Palisades and Eaton areas. He added that he’s worried the president-elect may make good on his threats to withhold disaster aid from the state after his inauguration. “He’s done it in Utah. He’s done it in Michigan, did it in Puerto Rico. He did it to California back before I was even governor, in 2018,” Newsom said. “So he’s been at this for years and years and years. It transcends the states, including, by the way, Georgia he threatened similarly. So that’s his style. And we take it seriously to the extent that in the past it’s taken a little bit more time,” the governor added. A Cal Fire firefighter from Northern California talks about firefighting efforts in Mandeville Canyon and why there’s reason for hope. Lexi Sutter reports for the NBC4 News on Saturday Jan. 11, 2025
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