Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies

(The reasoning behind this is simple: Big Agrabusiness in southern California have drained the aquifers and are using way too much water for the area. Everyone else is screwed. They already get water from surrounding states but they want more for their crops so Big Business Sycophant TrumpyBear is trying to force the state of California to reroute the water from the north down to Big Business in the south so they can drain them as well. Its fucking sick. Just let the greedy business owners suck all the life and water out of the entire state. But he wont say it that way. Instead he makes up bullshit about fish or some other idiotic crap his troglodyte followers can latch their sub-60 IQ brains on. The reason southern Cali is running out of water and on restrictions is because Big Business sucks so much out of the ground for their profit margins. That's a fact.)

from OPB

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water.

In a Fox News interview, Trump repeated false claims that the state’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas. He says the blame for Los Angeles' struggles to tame some of the deadly fires lies with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a political foe who has called for partnership and mutual respect as the state fights the blazes.

“I don’t think we should give California anything until they let the water run down,” Trump said.

The president leveled the threat as he prepares for the first presidential trip of his second term. On Friday, he will visit Southern California in addition to western North Carolina, which is recovering after Hurricane Helene pummeled the area more than three months ago.

Trump in the interview also called for reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, claiming it is “getting in the way of everything.”

“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” he said. He did not elaborate on his proposed reforms, only saying that the agency is “going to be a whole big discussion very shortly.”...

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