depotoo
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He didn’t try to stop money going there. He threatened it and here was Newsom’s response at the time-This is deja vu. Trump said exactly the same thing last year and got shot down when he tried to stop federal monies from being sent to help CA.
I just can't believe our country has gotten so political that when fires happen we would turn our backs because they're DEMOCRATS?
What is wrong with that picture?
November's wildfire in the Northern California town of Paradise was the deadliest in the U.S. in a century, killing at least 85 people and destroying nearly 14,000 homes.
The feud with Trump comes amid Newsom’s indication that he will abandon fiscal restraint embraced by his predecessor Jerry Brown and his proposal on Tuesday to fork out an additional $105 million on wildfire safety – an increase from the confirmed $200 million the state’s Legislature already set aside.
“Broad strokes, we are stepping up our game. I hear you, I get it, we have to do more,” he said.
California's Gov. Newsom hits Trump over threat to pull FEMA money after fires, accuses president of playing 'games with lives'