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Trump falsely blames California water management for wildfires


President-elect Donald Trump has used the recent Los Angeles wildfires to criticize California Governor Gavin Newsom regarding water availability. Trump blamed Newsom for the fires, claiming he is incompetent and doesn’t allow enough water into California. However, water experts have refuted this claim, stating that the issue with water availability was due to infrastructure problems, not scarcity. President Biden also explained that power outages disrupted water pumps, leading to issues with hydrants during the fires. The debate between Trump and Newsom about water allocations from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta was also brought up, but experts confirmed that it is not related to the current wildfires.

Trump also criticized Biden for not providing enough water to fire zones, claiming that there was no water in fire hydrants and no money in FEMA. However, experts have noted that the wildfires in California are due to extreme weather conditions and inadequate infrastructure to handle such disasters, not water scarcity. California officials and the Biden administration had recently agreed on a new water distribution plan, increasing water exports from the Delta to Southern California but reducing exports to some farmers in the San Joaquin Valley.

Overall, experts have emphasized that water scarcity is not the main issue in the California wildfires, and Trump’s claims about water availability and allocation are misleading. Governor Newsom’s focus has been on protecting people and ensuring firefighters have the necessary resources, rather than engaging in political disputes with Trump.

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