Newsom and California are frequently the target of Trump’s ire. Some of his most memorable criticisms of the state have been over how it manages its wildlands in the face of wildfire risk. In his first term, Trump suggested California should be “raking” their forests to clean up dead brush and trees.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order directing the federal government to override the state of California's water-management practices if they are found to be ineffective. The order comes two days after Trump visited the Los Angeles region,

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note

President Trump says he plans to issue an order to 'open up the pumps' and deliver more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to California farms and cities.

Film producer and actor Mel Gibson lauded President Trump’s recent visit to California amid the ongoing wildfires and predicted the new commander-in-chief will make things better in the Golden State.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wanted to secure two things from a visit to California later in the day: voter identification laws and changes to water policy in the wake of massive wildfires.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Sunday directing federal agencies to override Californias water management practices if deemed ineffective. This decision follows Trumps visit to Los Angeles,

Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to "immediately take actions to override" water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.