{"id":2388407,"date":"2025-01-09T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T20:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warned-about-potential-california-fire-crisis-over-two-months-ago-on-rogans-podcast\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T20:08:52","slug":"trump-warned-about-potential-california-fire-crisis-over-two-months-ago-on-rogans-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-warned-about-potential-california-fire-crisis-over-two-months-ago-on-rogans-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Warned About Potential California Fire Crisis Over Two Months Ago on Rogan&#8217;s Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-warned-about-potential-california-fire-crisis-over-two-months-ago-on-rogans-podcast%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=2388407&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>The text discusses President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s comments \u2062made during\u2062 an \u200doctober interview with podcaster Joe Rogan regarding the ongoing California\u200c wildfires and water supply \u2062issues. Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s management of water resources, claiming that the state has\u200b sufficient water but is not utilizing\u2062 it \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-child-illiteracy-in-brazil-surges-66-after-lockdowns\/\" title=\"Study: Child Illiteracy in Brazil Surges 66% After Lockdowns\">properly due<\/a> to environmental regulations meant to protect native\u2063 fish species, like the delta smelt.\u2062 Trump reflected on a trip through California farmland, where he observed barren land due to water restrictions, asserting that water from northern California is unnecessarily\u200d routed into the ocean. He\u2064 expressed that this mismanagement contributes to dry forests\u200d and increased wildfire risks, costing billions in firefighting expenses. The piece notes that Trump&#8217;s warnings about \u2064the water crisis had been\u200c ignored as 2017, and it concludes with a call to action regarding the state\u2019s water policy.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Tell all your leftist friends to drop a dollar in the &ldquo;Trump was right&rdquo; jar.<\/p>\n<p>As many search for answers as to how the California wildfires became a disaster that officials find little hope in containing, President-elect Donald Trump told podcaster Joe Rogan in October that a crisis loomed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-man-found-dead-hose-hand-uncontained-wildfires-spread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s handling of the water supply.<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Collin Rugg posted the relevant clip from the episode to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump was mocked for sounding the alarm on the California water\/fire crisis during his interview with Joe Rogan.<\/p>\n<p>Turns out, he was right.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spent nearly 7 minutes ranting about the issue, blasting Newsom for doing nothing to fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Trump specifically&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zSls82byPo\">pic.twitter.com\/zSls82byPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1877048612519121223?\">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> <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>&ldquo;In Los Angeles, you can&rsquo;t get proper amounts of water,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He then told Rogan a story about driving through California farmlands with members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congress-looking-huge-change-machine-gun-law-gun-grabbers-worst-nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a>, seeing how bad the land was, and asking, &ldquo;&lsquo;How come all this land is so barren?&rsquo; It&rsquo;s farmland, and it looked terrible,&rdquo; he recalled.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that when he asked what the issue was, the congressmen informed him the water was not allowed to flow into the area from further north, despite northern California and further towards Canada having what Trump described as &ldquo;more water than they could ever use.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He gave Rogan the explanation for this: &ldquo;to protect a tiny little fish, the water up north gets routed into the Pacific Ocean.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here Trump is referring to the delta smelt, a fish that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-gavin-newsoms-attempt-protect-essentially-worthless-fish-caused-fire-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsom sued<\/a> the Trump administration to protect under the Endangered Species Act when he wanted to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">block federal water rules<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Had those rules gone into effect in California, over 600,000 acre-feet of water in an average year would have flowed into southern California from the north.<\/p>\n<p>In assessing what could have been and the situation now, Trump continued, &ldquo;I could have water for all of that land. Water for your forests. You know, your forests are dry as a bone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Dry forests are] not only dangerous. Billions of dollars a year they spend on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pick-for-pentagon-policy-chief-opposed-sending-troops-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"Biden Pick for Pentagon Policy Chief Opposed Sending Troops to Southern Border\">forest fires<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After blasting California&rsquo;s counterproductive forest regulations that would have lessened the likelihood of the current disaster, Trump took aim at Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>In referencing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-brilliantly-flips-script-nyt-reporter-tries-corner-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> spat with the California governor, he claimed he told Newsom, &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got so much water. All you have to do is sign, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-cuomo-rebukes-lack-of-reaction-to-trumps-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Chris Cuomo rebukes \u2018lack of reaction\u2019 to Trump\u2019s second assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">guy didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want to sign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another user responded showing how legacy media outlets defended Newsom, going after any measures Trump wanted to see implemented.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He was been warning them since 2017. They continued to ignore him and &ldquo;fact check&rdquo; him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rf2wEAYCi7\">pic.twitter.com\/rf2wEAYCi7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BurtMaclin_FBI\/status\/1877062640482075029?\">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>In January 2025, it seems that&nbsp; Newsom&rsquo;s administration should have listened.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gavin-newsom-takes-melodramatic-shot-trump-standing-front-burning-houses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview<\/a> with CNN&rsquo;s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, Newsom accused Trump of politicizing this issue via posts on .<\/p>\n<p>It looks like Newsom was the one politicizing California&rsquo;s water supply as he decided in 2020 he&rsquo;d rather score anti-Trump points by opposing the then-president, rather than listen to him and take practical measures to get water further south.<\/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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As many seek explanations for the California wildfires&#8217; disastrous escalation, President-elect Donald Trump mentioned in an October podcast with Joe Rogan that a crisis was brewing due to California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s management of the water supply. Political commentator Collin Rugg shared a clip from this episode on X. Trump faced ridicule for raising concerns about the California water and fire situation during his conversation with Rogan, but it turns out he was correct. He spent nearly seven minutes criticizing Newsom for failing to address the issue, stating that in Los Angeles, adequate water access is lacking. Trump recounted driving through California&#8217;s farmlands with Congress members and questioning why they appeared so desolate despite being farmland. He learned that water from northern regions wasn&#8217;t allowed to flow southward due to regulations aimed at protecting a small fish species\u2014the delta smelt\u2014leading him to assert that there could be sufficient water for both agriculture and forests if not for these restrictions. In January 2025, it appears Newsom\u2019s administration should have heeded Trump&#8217;s warnings since 2017 instead of dismissing them as political posturing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-12.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,48217,48218,3634,7267],"class_list":["post-2388407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-fire-crisis","tag-rogan-podcast","tag-trump","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donald-Trump-12.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388407"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388411,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388407\/revisions\/2388411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}