The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” the

President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal disaster relief to parts of California until certain conditions are met was chalked up to “political theater” by experts on Monday. Juliet Musso, associate professor at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California,

Trump's emergency order allows federal officials to bypass the Endangered Species Act to provide more water for agriculture and firefighting in California, sparking criticism from environmentalists who argue it unfairly blames endangered species for water shortages during wildfires.

President Donald Trump traveled to California to survey wildfire damage in Los Angeles communities and met with Governor Gavin Newsom. The president toured Pacific Palisades with Melania and attended a roundtable with local leaders,