Breaking down Trump and Newsom water war and its effect on LA wildfires

Published January 10, 2025 3:50pm ET



President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for the mass destruction caused by fires tearing through Los Angeles — an escalation in the pair’s water wars.

“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This is all his fault!!!”

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