Cali decided not to spend state money to clear out overgrown vegetation, instead, relying on Federal POST FIRE MONEY.
Trump told Newsom to clear out the overgrown vegetation. Newsom did not.
Correct.
PLUS ** >>
In 2016, Trump advised Newsome he should stop allowing north & central California water to drain off into the Pacific ocean, and should
divert that water to Southern California, to refill their dry reservoirs.
In 9 years. with plenty of time to have done this, an on the sale needed, Newsome did practically nothing. Reservoirs remain dry, hydrants are dry, and firefighters are standing around doing nothing, unable to do their jobs.
Trump blames Newsome. He's not the only one.
Trying to cover his guilty butt, Newsome claims Trump's warning never happened, but it is well documented. During his 2016 campaign, Trump first promised to redirect California’s northern runoff south to benefit farmers, and made good on his promise in 2020, with a federal memorandum that redirected millions of gallons of water to southern California, he said was otherwise “needlessly flushed” into the ocean,
according to Courthouse News Service.
Guess what bonehead Newsom did.. He sued to block Trump’s move, and succeeded in limiting the amount of water that can be pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Damn fool.
https://nypost.com/2025/01/08/us-ne...rn-california-to-fight-apocalyptic-wildfires/