President-elect Donald Trump has reignited a long-standing feud with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) as California grapples with the costliest wildfire in history.
Government officials estimated the Los Angeles fires would cause more than $50 billion in total damages, with Republicans saying California’s water management policies prevented emergency responders from containing the blaze.
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At its heart, Trump’s criticism centers on Newsom’s general management of state resources, specifically conservational rules aimed at protecting the delta smelt, an endangered, 3-inch fish native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
“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…
