Trump blames California for its wildfires, not climate change

Published August 6, 2018 7:10pm ET



President Trump and his administration ramped up efforts Monday to blame California’s government for the wildfires currently ravaging the state, and to deflect blame away from climate change.

“Governor Jerry Brown must allow the Free Flow of the vast amounts of water coming from the North and foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean,” Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday afternoon. “Can be used for fires, farming and everything else.”

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