{"id":2394831,"date":"2025-01-24T13:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-voter-id-as-condition-for-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:09:51","slug":"trump-demands-voter-id-as-condition-for-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-voter-id-as-condition-for-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump demands voter ID as condition for California wildfire aid &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-demands-voter-id-as-condition-for-california-wildfire-aid-washington-examiner%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=2394831&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 a \u2062recent\u200c statement,\u2063 President Donald\u2063 Trump outlined his demands for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cant-guarantee-taxpayer-aid-wont-enrich-hamas\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Can\u2019t Guarantee Taxpayer Aid Won\u2019t Enrich Hamas\">disaster relief funding<\/a> for California, which is\u200b currently dealing with severe wildfires. He called for two specific concessions: the implementation\u2063 of voter ID laws and reforms to \u200dwater management\u2062 in the state. Trump\u200d expressed his belief that the state should allow water resources to \u200cflow freely, criticizing the\u200d current management as politically motivated and detrimental\u2064 to the region&#8217;s wellbeing. He emphasized \u200bthat he would\u2064 refrain from imposing similar conditions on \u200cfunding for North Carolina, \u2064where he also expressed a desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-to-fast-track-500m-military-package-to-taiwan-report\/\" title=\"US to expedite 0M military aid to Taiwan.\">expedite aid<\/a>. Additionally,Trump has linked these issues \u2063to broader criticisms of the Democratic leadership&#8217;s response to natural disasters,suggesting that they have mishandled\u2063 California\u2019s water distribution. He has also floated the\u2062 idea of tying a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal debt ceiling increase<\/a> to \u2064recovery funding \u2063for California.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump demands voter ID as condition for California wildfire aid<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1948761\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> named voter ID and water reforms as the two concessions he is seeking from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> as Washington considers sending relief to the state as it battles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wildfires<\/a> around Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen,&rdquo; Trump told reporters Friday after Air Force One touched down in Asheville, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly made unfounded claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">widespread voter fraud<\/a> in California, both before and after his 2020 election loss.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added after a briefing in Fletcher, North Carolina, that he was not considering imposing similar conditions on the Tar Heel state for funding.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to do a lot for North Carolina. They&rsquo;ve been very slow. I don&rsquo;t know why it&rsquo;s been so bad,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if that&rsquo;s for political reasons because they lost the state &hellip; but this has been very slow and we&rsquo;re going to make up for lost time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump will travel to Los Angeles and the Pacific Palisades later Friday for a tour and to meet with residents affected by the fires after surveying the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly used the Democratic response to the natural disasters against former President Joe Biden and Gov.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA), amplifying complaints that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trolls-biden-and-democrats-in-cross-country-victory-lap-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump trolls Biden and Democrats in cross-country victory lap - Washington Examiner\">fish conservation efforts<\/a> have exacerbated imbalances between how water is distributed from northern California to the rest of the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think we should give California anything until they let the water run down,&rdquo; Trump told&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a>&nbsp;Wednesday night during his first Oval Office interview.<\/p>\n<p>Trump reiterated the view after his appearance in the Roosevelt Room on his first full day in office during an exchange with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Los Angeles has massive amounts of water available to it. All they have to do is turn the valve,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;They wouldn&rsquo;t do it because politically they didn&rsquo;t think it was good. I think it&rsquo;s great politically. I think they&rsquo;re dead politically. What they&rsquo;ve done, they&rsquo;ve destroyed the city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has also floated the idea of pairing a hike in the federal debt ceiling to money for California&rsquo;s recovery efforts as Republicans seek to pass a funding bill with slim majorities in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1948761\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948761\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump seeks voter ID and water reforms for wildfire aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2394832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-7-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,3634,34222],"class_list":["post-2394831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-trump","tag-voter-id"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-7-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394831","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394835,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394831\/revisions\/2394835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}