Former President Trump would withhold fire rescue aid from California if Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't back his policies, the GOP presidential nominee said during a news conference on Friday. Why it matters: Intense wildfires in Southern California prompted the evacuations of tens of thousands of people and are expected to worsen in coming years.

Former President Donald Trump said he would withhold federal firefighting aid if reelected to the White House.

Former President Trump presented a dystopian image of California as a warning about what would happen to the nation if Kamala Harris is elected president.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said all Americans should be alarmed that the former president wants to “block emergency disaster funds to settle political vendettas.”

Former President Donald Trump held a news conference in Los Angeles where he said if he's elected, he would withhold federal aid for California wildfires if Governor Gavin Newsom doesn't change his water policy.

The union leader says former President Trump should be ‘ashamed’ about comments he made in Los Angeles on emergency and firefighting funds.