{"id":2388080,"date":"2025-01-08T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-gavin-newsoms-attempt-to-protect-an-essentially-worthless-fish-caused-fire-disaster\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T19:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:27:12","slug":"trump-says-gavin-newsoms-attempt-to-protect-an-essentially-worthless-fish-caused-fire-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-gavin-newsoms-attempt-to-protect-an-essentially-worthless-fish-caused-fire-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Gavin Newsom&#8217;s Attempt to Protect an &#8216;Essentially Worthless Fish&#8217; Caused Fire Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-gavin-newsoms-attempt-to-protect-an-essentially-worthless-fish-caused-fire-disaster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In early January 2025,\u200b President-elect Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for alleged mismanagement during a severe wildfire outbreak in\u200b Los\u200d Angeles. Trump accused Newsom of\u2064 not\u200b signing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-sent-firefighting-equipment-to-ukraine-biden-preps-handout\/\" title=\"LA Sent Firefighting Equipment To Ukraine, Biden Preps Handout\">water restoration declaration<\/a> that would have allowed \u2063more water to be diverted to areas affected by wildfires, stating that this\u200d inaction contributed to the firefighters&#8217; struggles.He claimed \u200bthat the governor prioritized protecting a fish species over the needs of Californians, which he viewed as a\u2062 disastrous policy failure. <\/p>\n<p>Amidst\u2062 the wildfire crisis,\u200d reports indicated that firefighters\u2062 faced difficulties due to water shortages \u200cfrom hydrants,\u200b allegedly becuase reservoirs had \u2063not been replenished in time. Developer Rick Caruso highlighted the critical lack of water for firefighting\u200b efforts in the exclusive Pacific Palisades neighborhood, attributing the failures to both local\u2062 and state management issues.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dresponse, Newsom declared a state of emergency \u2063due to the \u200cextreme fire\u200d conditions exacerbated by high\u200b winds.\u2063 as multiple wildfires raged across the area, resulting in \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-threat-of-jail-time-doesnt-hurt-his-sleep-im-built-a-little-differently-2\/\" title=\"Trump unfazed by threat of jail: &#039;I&#039;m wired differently&#039;\">significant property\u2063 damage<\/a> and \u200bfatalities, Trump called the fires \u200demblematic of what he considered the mismanagement of\u2062 California&#8217;s leaders, urging for immediate corrective actions \u200bregarding water access and \u2062fire preparedness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of being partly to blame for Los Angeles firefighters not having the water they needed to fight wildfires that erupted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmentalism-obsessed-la-doesnt-have-enough-water-to-fight-fire-effectively\/\" title=\"Environmentalism-Obsessed LA Doesn&#039;t Have Enough Water to Fight Fire Effectively\">water restoration declaration put<\/a> before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,&rdquo; Trump posted on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He wanted to protect an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">essentially worthless fish called<\/a> a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn&rsquo;t work!), but didn&rsquo;t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taps-campaign-manager-susie-wiles-to-be-white-house-chief-of-staff-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump taps campaign manager Susie Wiles to be White House chief of staff - Washington Examiner\">president-elect continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1877036452883714341?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113794520227234567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later post<\/a>, &ldquo;The fires in Los Angeles may go down, in dollar amount, as the worst in the History of our Country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence and mismanagement of the Biden\/Newscum Duo. January 20th cannot come fast enough!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The fires in Los Angeles may go down, in dollar amount, as the worst in the History of our Country. In many circles, they&rsquo;re doubting whether insurance companies will even have enough money to pay for this catastrophe. Let this serve, and be emblematic, of the gross incompetence&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1877088882199838780?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/article\/2020\/02\/california-sues-feds-over-delta-endangered-species-rules-1882743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filed<\/a> a lawsuit against the Trump administration in 2020, seeking to block the implementation of new federal water rules, which were anticipated to deliver 600,000 acre-feet of water in an average year from the northern part of California to points south in the state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/california\/story\/2020\/02\/19\/trump-bashes-california-leaders-during-bakersfield-visit-to-celebrate-new-water-rules-1262355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom argued that the Endangered Species Act applied to salmon and the Delta smelt, and therefore Trump&rsquo;s rule change was unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/20\/endangered-species-california-water-00195739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">completed<\/a> a new rule change siding with Newsom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-01-08\/lack-of-water-from-hydrants-in-palisades-fire-is-hampering-firefighters-caruso-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported that firefighters seeking to combat the blaze in the exclusive Pacific Palisades neighborhood experienced fire hydrants running out of water.<\/p>\n<p>L.A. developer Rick Caruso, who owns the Palisades Village shopping center, told the news outlet, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no water in the fire hydrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, a hydrant firefighters were using on Lachman Lane ran dry. You can hear what sounds like air pushing out, but no water. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalisadesWildfire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalisadesWildfire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalisadeFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalisadeFire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PacificPalisades?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PacificPalisades<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/09e6FRrcIM\">pic.twitter.com\/09e6FRrcIM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattSeedorff\/status\/1877032252200108378?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the L.A.&rsquo;s Department of Water and Power acknowledged reports of the lack of water, but could not provide details on the number of hydrants without water.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a statement, the DWP said water crews were working in the neighborhood &lsquo;to ensure the availability of water supplies,&rsquo;&rdquo; the Times said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This area is served by water tanks and close coordination is underway to continue supplying the area,&rdquo; the DWP said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>Caruso &mdash; who previously served as a commissioner of the city&rsquo;s Board of Water and Power and ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2022 &mdash; told L.A. local Fox affiliate KTTV-TV, &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t fight a fire without water and the resources that are needed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Los Angeles fire hydrants are OUT OF WATER because the county REFUSED to refill reservoirs, per Rick Caruso<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t fight a fire without water!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor did ZERO prep despite the advanced warning of winds and fire risk.<\/p>\n<p>This is EXACTLY what happened on Maui! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fBj445yGgw\">pic.twitter.com\/fBj445yGgw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1876893182807429127?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The real issue to me is two-fold,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had decades to go remove the brush in these hills that spread so quickly, and the second is, you&rsquo;ve got to have water and my understanding is the reservoir was not refilled in time and in a timely manner to keep the hydrants going, so that&rsquo;s a failure whether on DWP&rsquo;s part or another city agency. But this is basic stuff. This isn&rsquo;t high science here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what&rsquo;s left of the Pacific Palisades. The mall survived. Most everything else is gone. Homes, apartment complexes&hellip; businesses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vfz721V48J\">pic.twitter.com\/Vfz721V48J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Vigliotti &#128011; (@JonVigliotti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonVigliotti\/status\/1877020919475884110?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SOE_Palisades-Fire_1-7-25_Formatted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> a state of emergency on Tuesday citing a &ldquo;highly dangerous windstorm that&rsquo;s creating extreme fire risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the ground in Pacific Palisades and getting briefed by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAL_FIRE?\">@CAL_FIRE<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalisadesFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalisadesFire<\/a> in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Californians in the affected areas should stay alert and follow evacuation orders from local authorities &#10145;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gIKZPSxfln\">https:\/\/t.co\/gIKZPSxfln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8A4N9FK9i\">pic.twitter.com\/v8A4N9FK9i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom (@CAgovernor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1876762808739594254?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/california-windstorm-fuels-pacific-palisades-wildfire-as-residents-flee-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported that as of Wednesday morning, there were four fires burning in the Los Angeles area Wednesday: the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire (near Pasadena), the Hurst Fire (in Sylmar), and the Woodley Fire.<\/p>\n<p>More than 1,000 homes and other buildings have burned to the ground and at least two people are dead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Trump claimed that Newsom declined to sign a water restoration declaration, which would have permitted millions of gallons from excess rain and snowmelt in Northern California to flow into areas currently affected by the fires. He criticized Newsom for prioritizing the protection of a fish species over the needs of Californians, stating that this decision has led to dire consequences. In subsequent posts, Trump described the fires as potentially being among the most costly in U.S. history and attributed their severity to what he termed &#8220;gross incompetence&#8221; by both Biden and Newsom. Meanwhile, reports emerged indicating that firefighters in affluent neighborhoods faced hydrants running dry during their efforts to combat blazes, prompting concerns about inadequate water supply due to unrefilled reservoirs. 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