Contrary to Trump's claims, a “water restoration declaration” doesn’t exist and there are no water shortages hindering firefighting efforts.
President-elect Donald Trump took to social media on Wednesday to blame California Gov. Gavin Newsom for what he called "apocalyptic" wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area.
Trump claimed the governor, who he referred to as “Newscum,” refused to sign a “water restoration declaration,” setting southern California up for issues with fighting the wildfires.
“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 in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
Trump also alleged that Newsom instead wanted to “protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt” rather than the people of California.
Google Trends data show people online were searching for information about the “water restoration declaration” Trump cited in his post.
Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom refuse to sign a water restoration declaration, as Trump claimed?
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