Nov. 3 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Sunday again suggested he would cut federal funding to California, blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom for the state's forest management practices that have led to wildfires.
Trump wrote on Twitter that Newsom "has done a terrible job of forest management," saying the Democratic governor has ignored his suggestions for steps to mitigate wildfire risks as the state attempts to handle multiple blazes.
"I told him from the first day we met that he must 'clean' his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him," wrote the president. "Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers ... Every year, as the fire's rage and California burns, it is the same thing and then he comes to the federal government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together governor."
Speaking to reporters after landing on the south lawn of the White House later on Sunday, Trump continued to criticize Newsom describing him as "like a child."
Newsom responded with a tweet of his own, dismissing Trump's criticisms.
"You don't believe in climate change. You are excused from this conversation," he wrote.
Trump also placed blame on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who represents the Bay Area, saying she has neglected the issues and focused too much of her attention on impeaching him.
"Nancy Pelosi ought to go back to her district and take care of it because her district has become a mess," he said.
Trump is blaming the state though 60 percent of the state's forests are under federal management. In addition, some of the fires were in urban areas and not started in forests.
And experts, including firefighters, have said forest management is not to blame but instead climate change and urbanization.
"It's not a self-made problem. I mean it's a national disaster when you have winds of over 100 miles per hour and you have a utility that turns off the electricity and then turns it back on and it sparks and creates yet another fire," Democratic California Rep. Jackie Speier said on CBS's Face the Nation. "You know the president has a serious problem with California, because they didn't support him and so now he's trying to take some action against them.
Pacific Gas & Electric, which is in bankruptcy, has been blamed for sparking deadly wildfires because its equipment is outdated.
On Friday, Newsom threatened the state would take over utility if it does't present a plan focused on safety once it emerges from bankruptcy.
Trump praised the efforts of firefighters in the state and noted that "you don't see close to the level of burn in other states."
He added, "open up the ridiculously closed water lanes coming down from the North. Don't pour it out into the Pacific Ocean. Should be done immediately. California desperately needs water, and you can have it now!"
In January, Trump tweeted he ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to stop disbursing money to California to deal with forest fires.
"Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen," Trump tweeted. "Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!"
Trump never sent such a directive, BuzzFeed News reported.
The Kincade Fire, the largest of the fires currently active in the state, was 76 percent contained as of Sunday morning, having burned 77,758 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire also reported that the 328-acre 46 Fire was 95 percent contained, the Maria fire burned 9,412 acres at 50 percent containment and the Burris fire was 98 percent contained having burned 703 acres.
In all, wildfires have burned a total of 260,000 acres in California as of the beginning of November, less than the 1.8 million burned in 2018 and 1.3 million burned in 2017.
AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers estimated the total damage and economic loss caused by California wildfires in 2019 will reach $80 billion by the end of the year.
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[–] ThepowerofQ 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago
When the 5th largest economy in the world begs for money sum ting is wong.
[–] thatguyiam 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
All the $$ generated is going up the faggots' asses
[–] keeponsearchin 0 points 9 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago (edited ago)
They are trying to prove Climate Change and push Agenda 2030.
Before Moonbeam left office he said; In a couple of years everyone will believe in Climate Change.
This is about taking over CA. PGE is owned by the Rothschilds. While some of the fires are organic, the rest are planned.
Prepare for food shortages. Between Global Cooling and destroying CA we will face shortages soon.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/trade-war-chaos-spikes-us-farm-bankruptcies-24
[–] CokeOrPepe ago
Wow looks like CorrectTheRecord is back in full force.
[–] chocolatepatriot2 ago
yep agenda 30. thats the plan.
[–] SongDog 1 point 6 points 7 points (+7|-1) ago
DEW and geoengineering are responsible for the devastating CA wildfires. Fuel loading certainly exists but the decade plus manufactured drought is the culprit. Time was EVERY wildfire had a published ignition source, whether suspected or actual based on evidence. NO MORE! Ignition source is hidden and not publicized. Kinda like where is the plane that hit the Pentagon; where is the fuel loading in the fires that obliterate communities? Mr. President, you have to tell the Truth here. One lie and all falls. Why? Because the Lord is now involved. And Joel Myers, how is it that you can now predict weather 2 months out? BECAUSE IT IS MANUFACTURED!! Your climate models mean nothing except as a smoke screen to keep Americans in the shithole cellar while many many of us continue to suffer the ill effects of aerosol spraying. Damn I am flat fucking sick of it.
[–] chocolatepatriot2 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
you have posted the truth Geo engineered weather and fires. Wake up America.
Trump knows the truth. I say dont give CA the money then the fires will stop.
[–] sAVAgeBeastN 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I concur. I also live in Cali.. get rid of these leeches in our state.. Patriots Arise.
[–] SYNCORSWIM ago
What are the ill effects you have suffered from aerosol spraying?
[–] DeathRayDesigner 4 points -3 points 1 point (+1|-4) ago
Then you are suffering from terminal hypochondria complicated by paranoid delusions. There are no DEWs and no chemtrails. Trump can't (and won't) "stop" what is not even happening. Might as well accuse space aliens of farting protons over dry forests.
[–] AUSAFVet 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Yes is getting old bailing them out when they are doing nothing to take are of the situation.
Anybody remember the water diversions up north?
[–] Lurker17 [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
CA has been getting tens of Billions from the Fed Govt annually since the fires became so common. And since money is fungible, CA redirects it to their liberal pet projects like benefits for illegals, electric car subsidies ... you know the long list. That's what pisses me off as a taxpayer to the FED from another state. I would be happy to know the money was being used for its intended purpose, not happy that it is instead subsidizing the insanity afflicting CA.
Stunning that a Governor would waste tremendous amounts of precious fresh water in a state so in need of it. What was the underlying logic behind that brilliant idea? I'm not up on it?
[–] pepper68 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
from what I remember it was to save a fish.
[–] AUSAFVet 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
yep..you are on it! Why waste precious water to suck the life out of the gov't for one state that piglosi is involved in????
[–] LambOfLiberty 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
As a Californian, this is my theory...
If someone gave you a car and said they’d cover the costs and maintenance...would you take care of it? Or run it till it blows up knowing they’ll fix it.
California doesn’t take care of anything, they don’t maintain anything, because they know they’ll just get federal funding to fix it.
[–] AUSAFVet ago
You are right unfortunately. What will happen when all the D.U.M.B. are dumbed down and piglosi is in jail? Don't coming running to the USA Gov't for money..start cutting your ground and push off to the ocean!! You are on your own! Maybe all those illegals you claim we needed to pick veg/fruit and cut lawns can save you..
[–] Oracle64 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Potus already warned them last year and they have ignored. Time to act now. Please and thank you.
[–] lightindarkness 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Maybe Newsom should keep him in the conversation
[–] Lurker17 [S] 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
I'm speechless. CA can't get this guy out of office fast enough for me and I don't even live there.
[–] bizzywiz 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
well that response from the governor is like an open door excusing Trump from giving any aid...isn't that part of the conversation??? BOOM
[–] KVDSUV 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That guy is a career politician, and much like the New York Slimes, he knows what his constituents want to hear and he spoon-feeds it to them.
[–] GoodGodKirk 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
working on it
[–] chocolatepatriot2 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Trump is in the way impeding the socialist plan of taking over the state and making money fires.
[–] Snailracer 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The fact is that California stopped brush clearing under high tension power lines. That isn't "outdated equipment"; it's maintenance. Liberalism is more of a disaster than global warming ever will be.
[–] Lurker17 [S] ago (edited ago)
How much would it cost to hire people to do that work? A couple Billion each year? Instead Newsome allows blackouts, thousands of acres burned endangering the lives of his constituents and firefighters, destroying private property and infrastructure in order to receive Federal funding earmarked to remedy the problem and to rebuild; which he promptly redirects to backfill the deficits he has created with his Liberal agenda.
This is as insane as withholding $5B requested by POTUS to build the wall when we are spending $100B/year (rough estimate) on supporting people we didn't invite here, don't want here (unless they come through the front door) and they keep coming. Dems seldom fix anything, they prefer to "manage" it using your money and their benefactors.
edit - Just came across this -
https://mobile.twitter.com/Condor_Law/status/1190714955340795904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1190714955340795904&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizenfreepress.com%2Fbreaking%2Fthe-shocking-cost-of-illegals%2F
Illegal aliens cost USA $229B last year, plus deaths, rapes, theft, diseases, etc.
[–] Snailracer ago
I can't tell you how much it costs, but I know that utility companies in other states do clear under the towers, at least enough to keep the inspection roads open and trees off the lines.
[–] Cajun_Robear 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The reality is: If you send it, they will steal it.
They have fucked themselves.
Wake up CA.
[–] Lurker17 [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They never thought she would lose.
Had Cankles won in 2016, Newsome would get all the money he requested and since there is no budget surplus, the bill would get tagged onto the national debt for our children and grandchildren (ad infinitum) to pay off. And the issues created by Liberal logic would continue unabated, requiring bigger and bigger injections of Federal assistance each year. The high speed rail juggernaut would be Fed funded too.
President Trump was the PERFECT choice to put an end to the ongoing Liberal madness around the country. Thank God for our POTUS! We need more Patriots like him in local offices to really put an end to the waste, fraud and misappropriation of resources.