Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump’s comments about fires in Los Angeles

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President-elect Donald Trump has not responded to his invitation to tour damage in the fire-ravaged state.

The president-elect will take the helm of the nation in less than two weeks, at a time when California requires a massive amount of federal aid for its fire recovery effort.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for an investigation into how the lack of water pressure and water supply has impacted ongoing efforts to fight the devastating Los Angeles fires. Newsom, 57, issued a letter to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Los Angeles County Public Works, calling the ordeal "deeply troubling." "While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish wildfires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes and evacuation corridors," Newsom wrote...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) invited President-elect Donald Trump to California on Friday amid a war of words between the two leaders over the Los Angeles area wildfires. “In this spirit of this great country, we must not politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines,” Newsom wrote in a letter to Trump. “Hundreds of thousands of Americans–displaced from their homes and fearful for the future–deserve to see all of us working in their best interests to ensure a fast recovery and rebuild.” Newsom cited Trump’s visit to California...

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom invited President-elect Donald Trump to tour the historic fire damage in the Los Angeles area in a Friday letter following days of Trump attacking him. Since Tuesday’s devastating wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades, Trump has referred to the governor as “Gavin Newscum” and blamed his leadership for Los Angeles being ill-prepared to handle this week’s other infernos. “He is the blame for this,” Trump wrote in a Wednesday Truth Social post. “Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him...

As calls for accountability for government failures over the California wildfires ring out, Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for an independent investigation into one of the worst reports. Newsom issued the statement Friday afternoon as the wildfires continued to spread and destroy lives and livelihoods. 'We need answers to ensure this does not happen again.' "I am calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir," said Newsom on social media. "We...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he has commissioned an independent investigation into the causes of the “deeply troubling” lack of water and lost water pressure that hampered firefighting efforts during the wildfires that have killed 10 so far and destroyed 10,000 structures in Los Angeles County. Newsom sent a letter to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quinones and L.A. County Director of Public Works Mark Pastrella requesting them to document the causes of lost water pressure and the “unavailability” of water. “The ongoing...

President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) for the mass destruction caused by fires tearing through Los Angeles — an escalation in the pair’s water wars. “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground. It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This is all his fault!!!” As of Friday afternoon, at least 10 people are dead, and more than 30,000 acres of land have burned since the start of the wildfires...