President-elect Trump launched a debate over who is to blame for California's wildfires after he accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of caring more about protecting an endangered fish species than protecting his residents from wildfires.
President-elect Trump set off a fiery debate over whether Democrats should be to blame for California's wildfires after he accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of caring more about protecting an endangered fish species than protecting the state's residents from wildfires. The president-elect has long railed against Democrats in California for limiting the availability of water for Californians that comes from the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers in the northern part of the state.
Trump set off a firestorm on Wednesday when he called out Newsom on his Truth Social platform for wanting 'to protect an essentially worthless fish' over protecting the water needs of Californians. The comments are not new, however. In the run-up to the November election, Trump made the claim during an October interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. 'I was in farm country with some of the congressmen,' he told Rogan.
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