It’s war between Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom, governor of California, criticizes the disinformation spread by Trump and invites him to come witness the devastation and destruction caused by the fires in Los Angeles in person, as the toll continues to rise.

During an interview with NBC News, Newsom states: “Mis- and disinformation I don’t think advantages or aids any of us.”

Governor Gavin Newsom, regularly criticized by elected President Donald Trump since the start of the fires in Los Angeles, has been accused by Trump, in multiple posts on Truth Social, of blocking a measure that would have allowed the transport of water from northern to southern California.

Trump accuses Newsom of wanting to protect “a practically worthless fish, called the smelt,” thus justifying his refusal to sign the measure. He adds: “He is the one responsible for this situation.”

In addition to criticizing the governor of California, Trump also attacks President Joe Biden, stating: “NO WATER IN THE FIRE HYDRANTS, NO MONEY IN FEMA. THIS IS WHAT JOE BIDEN LEAVES ME. THANK YOU, JOE!”

For his part, Newsom responds that Trump is unjustly trying to link the smelt to these fires, which he believes is not only inaccurate but also incomprehensible to anyone familiar with California’s water management policy.

Newsom fears that Trump, who has threatened to suspend disaster aid to the State of California following his inauguration, will carry out his threat. He is concerned that this aid, essential for those in need, will be interrupted solely for political games.

During the interview, Newsom stated that he had received no response to the invitation sent to Trump in a written letter, encouraging him to return to California to witness the devastation caused by the fires, as he had done during the wildfires in Paradise, California, in November 2018.

He also invited him to meet the Americans affected by these fires and to join him in thanking the heroic firefighters and first responders who risk their lives on the ground.

Let us remember that these major fires have caused the deaths of no less than 25 people, while several others are still missing.

According to the coroner of Los Angeles County, 8 victims perished in the Palisades fire and 17 in the Eaton fire so far.