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(118,355 posts)BY ALEXANDRA HUTZLER ON 11/5/19 AT 11:15 AM EST
On Sunday, Trump slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom for his handling of the wildfires and vaguely warned that he would end the federal funding. Newsom declared a statewide emergency last week in an effort to mobilize resources ...
The president's remarks about California's governor come after he offered last summer to help Russia fight a similar battle against wildfires.
According to the Kremlin, Trump made the offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call in early August. At the time, the wildfires were so large that Greenpeace Russia said they were creating an "ecological catastrophe." Putin reportedly expressed his "sincere gratitude" to Trump for the offer and said that if necessary he would take him up on it.
The Kremlin was the first to report the phone call between the two leaders. Later, the White House confirmed that Trump "expressed concern over the vast wildfires afflicting Siberia" and that he and Putin "also discussed trade between the two countries" ...
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-threatens-withdraw-aid-california-wildfires-1469873