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PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump volition circuit the harm caused by wildfires successful Southern California connected Friday arsenic helium continues to feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom implicit his handling of the catastrophe and national aid.
Nearly 50,000 acres person burned from Los Angeles to San Diego. Eight progressive wildfires are burning successful the region, and a reddish emblem informing remains successful effect. Residents are besides reeling from the deadly and destructive Palisades and Eaton fires.
Trump has criticized the authorities for not sending capable h2o into the cities, portion Newsom accuses the president of spreading misinformation.
The Trump medication has remained mostly soundless astir circumstantial plans for Friday. Trump whitethorn sojourn the portion successful idiosyncratic to survey the wide damage, oregon helium could take to presumption it from a helicopter.
Newsom, Trump spar connected California h2o policy
Tensions person escalated betwixt Newsom and Trump implicit however the wildfires person been managed.
Since the fires broke retired connected Jan. 7, Trump has utilized societal media and interviews to impeach the authorities of sending excessively overmuch h2o to the Pacific Ocean alternatively of southbound toward Los Angeles and to item however immoderate hydrants ran adust successful the aboriginal hours of the firefight successful Pacific Palisades.
In the archetypal hours of his 2nd term, Trump called connected national officials to draught plans to way much h2o to the crop-rich Central Valley and densely populated cities successful the confederate portion of the state.
Two days later, helium threatened to withhold national catastrophe aid unless California leaders alteration the state's attack to its absorption of water.
Trump blames Newsom for the city's inability to tame immoderate of the deadly fires, portion Newsom denies this claim.
On Thursday, Newsom signed authorities directing $2.5 cardinal successful alleviation to enactment effect and betterment efforts for Los Angeles.
