6 days ago · President Donald Trump on Thursday stated two conditions that he would need to see before agreeing to release federal aid to wildfire-devastated California. Newsweek reached out to the White House ...

3 days ago · Trump's order said the wildfire disaster has affected the entire country and it's in the nation's "interest to ensure that California has what it needs to prevent and fight these fires and others ...

6 days ago · Trump falsely implied in a Truth Social post that Los Angeles lacked the water to put out the fires because Gov. Gavin Newsom chose to protect an “essentially worthless fish called a smelt ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Why did Los Angeles area fire hydrants run dry? 03:37 As wildfires spread across Southern California earlier this month, President Trump — then still the president-elect — cast blame on state ...

6 days ago · Trump has harshly criticized Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's response. President Donald Trump landed in California on Friday afternoon to tour damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles on Friday as ...

Jan 23, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached, possibly jeopardizing the president’s policy agenda in a deeply divided …

Jan 9, 2025 · For years, Trump has littered his statements on California wildfires and other disasters with inaccurate assertions. He did it again on Wednesday as wildfires raged in Los Angeles County.

Jan 12, 2025 · In a September 2020 appearance with Trump after other California wildfires, Newsom said the state in the past had “not done justice in our forest management” and thanked Trump for supporting ...

Jan 10, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been offering much sympathy. Instead, he’s claiming he could do a better job managing the crisis, spewing falsehoods and casting blame on the state’s Democratic governor.

Jan 10, 2025 · As wildfires continued to rage in Southern California, President-elect Donald Trump took to social media with several false and misleading claims casting blame on California’s Democratic ...