Gov. Gavin Newsom is firing again at President-elect Donald Trump for feedback he made Wednesday concerning the response to lethal wildfires presently devastating Southern California.
Trump spoke with reporters after attending conferences Wednesday on Capitol Hill and accused Newsom of not “[doing] a good job,” however famous they “worked well together” and would once more when he takes workplace later this month.
“It’s very sad because I’ve been trying to get Gavin Newsom to allow water to come – you’d have tremendous water up there, they send it out from the Pacific – because they’re trying to protect a tiny little fish,” Trump stated. “For the sake of a smelt, they have no water… It’s a mistake of the governor, and you could say, the administration.”
Newsom’s press workplace launched an announcement on social media following Trump’s remarks saying there was a cause for not utilizing the pumps.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Trump have clashed on varied points, together with the California wildfires. (Getty/AP)
“LADWP said that because of the high water demand, pump stations at lower elevations did not have enough pressure refill tanks at higher elevations, and the ongoing fire hampered the ability of crews to access the pumps,” Newsom’s press workplace wrote on X.
His workplace added that the town used water tenders to produce water, which is a typical tactic in wildland firefighting.
Newsom’s workplace additionally dismissed claims there’s a water scarcity.
MALIBU, CA – January 08: Firefighters proceed to battle wind and fireplace as properties go up in flames in Malibu alongside Pacific Coast Freeway close to Carbon Canyon Highway within the Palisades Hearth on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Each day Information by way of Getty Pictures)
“Broadly speaking, there is no water shortage in Southern California right now, despite Trump’s claims that he would open some imaginary spigot,” Newsom’s workplace stated.
The workplace posted quite a few quotes from California officers saying water reliability and water provide are steady.
One of many feedback stated there was sufficient water to produce 40 million folks for a yr.
Earlier within the afternoon, Trump accused Newsom of refusing to signal a water restoration declaration and criticized him for the low fireplace containment.
“Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence and mismanagement of the Biden/Newscum Duo. January 20th cannot come fast enough!” Trump wrote on Fact Social.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) fired again at President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday after accusations that he was mishandling the California wildfires. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Pictures)
Newsom’s workplace stated there was no such factor as a water restoration declaration.
Additionally they famous that the availability and transport of water are unrelated.
“Trump is conflating two entirely unrelated things: the conveyance of water to Southern California and supply from local storage,” in response to the publish. “And again, there is no such document as the water restoration declaration – this is pure fiction.”
Nonetheless, Trump was not carried out together with his criticism of Newsom.
In a scathing late-night publish on Fact Social, Trump stated the wildfires had been “all his fault!!!”
Trump additionally referred to as on Newsom to resign.
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“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump wrote. “It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper earlier on Wednesday, Newsom was requested typically about Trump blaming him for the wildfire catastrophe.
“One can’t even respond to it. I mean… you know, people are literally fleeing. People have lost their lives. Kids lost their schools. Families completely torn apart. Churches burned down,” Newsom instructed Cooper. “This guy wanted to politicize it. I have a lot of thoughts, and I know what I want to say – I won‘t.”
Newsom went on to reward President Biden, saying he “didn‘t play politics.”
Biden visited a fireplace station Wednesday in Los Angeles alongside Newsom for a briefing from authorities on the raging wildfires.
The California wildfires, which ignited Tuesday afternoon, have already pressured greater than 100,000 folks to flee their properties. The Los Angeles space fires are threatening at the least 28,000 buildings. At the least 5 folks had been killed.
Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday after the Palisades fireplace grew to an unmanageable degree.
