Trump pledged to provide federal disaster relief for people affected by the deadly wildfires ravaging southern California.

: After some contentious moments in which he blamed state and federal officials over water and forest management as contributors to the devastating fires, President Donald Trump told a gathering of local Los Angeles elected officials,

California should, then, follow a University of Chicago conclusion: “Wildfire emissions need to be a key part of climate policy if California is going to meet its emission reduction goals.” Instead, Newsom and company use climate change as an excuse, suggesting in essence that their hands are tied until we reverse the Earth’s climate trajectory.