California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at President-elect Trump after a day-long back-and-forth over the California wildfire response.

Trump has argued since 2016 that California should divert more of the water contained in the northern part of the state to farmers instead of wildlife conservation.

Amid the ongoing Los Angeles wildfire crisis, US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised California Newsom and outgoing President Joe Biden for prioritising environmental concerns over residents’ safety.

President-elect Donald Trump blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom for the deadly wildfires devastating Los Angeles County this week — and the governor's office has fired back.

A spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit back at a tweet from President Elect Donald Trump blaming Newsom for the Los Angeles wildfires, blasting it as “pure fiction.” Trump posted to X,

As great swaths of Los Angeles are destroyed from multiple wildfires and harsh winds, the 45th and soon to be 47th POTUS made his tried and true tactic of taking to social media to find someone to blame — in this case, Trump’s old West Coast nemesis California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The president-elect blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom for the massive fires that have forced tens of thousands to evacuate, saying the governor should have signed a declaration to pump more water through the state.

Trump alleged that Newsom's policies regarding water management and environmental conservation contributed to the ongoing crisis.

President-elect Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for the wildfires in California and demanded his resignation. Trump blamed Ne

Donald Trump has accused Gavin Newsom of allowing deadly wildfires to rage across Los Angeles so he could “protect an essentially worthless fish”.

"He is the blame for this," Trump wrote about Newsom on his social media platform Truth Social on Wednesday, but Newsom's office called that "fiction."