{"id":782,"date":"2025-01-11T15:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/?p=782"},"modified":"2025-01-11T15:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:25:52","slug":"trump-warned-of-california-wildfire-risks-in-joe-rogan-interview-months-before-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/?p=782","title":{"rendered":"Trump Warned of California Wildfire Risks in Joe Rogan Interview Months Before it Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

Months before the devastating infernos swept through parts of Los Angeles this week, President-elect Donald Trump brought attention to California\u2019s wildfire problems in a recently circulated clip from an October interview with podcaster Joe Rogan.<\/p>\n

During the podcast, the 78-year-old Trump attacked California\u2019s water management practices and Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s leadership, focusing on the state\u2019s natural resource management. As thousands are forced to flee, homes are destroyed, and lives are lost due to fires, his comments have come up again.<\/p>\n

The Interview with Trump<\/p>\n

During the interview, Trump blamed policies that put environmental protections ahead of practical needs for California\u2019s water mismanagement. Trump said, \u201cYou can\u2019t get proper amounts of water in Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n

In reference to smelt conservation initiatives, he stated, \u201cMillions and millions of gallons are diverted into the Pacific Ocean to save a tiny little fish.\u201d He went on to say that this water could be used to help farmers and fight fires.<\/p>\n

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In 2020, Trump proposed a federal water restoration program that would have redirected water supplies from the north to farmers in the south, but Newsom blocked it. \u201cI completed everything.<\/p>\n

No one could accept it. You have a lot of water. The governor did not take advantage of the opportunity, he said, adding, \u201cAll you have to do is sign, and [Gavin Newsom] didn\u2019t want to sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has been outspoken about California\u2019s wildfire management problems for years, cautioning state officials time and again to concentrate on clearing dead trees and underbrush that feed fires.<\/p>\n

During the Kincade Fire in 2019, Trump tweeted, \u201cThe Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management.\u201d From the moment we first met, I insisted that he \u201cclean\u201d his forest floors. Burns and fire stopper cutting are also required.<\/p>\n

Although it is still unknown if poor forest management played a role in the recent fires, Trump\u2019s repeated cautions about California\u2019s water policies and fire hazards have sparked a renewed public discussion. While some have applauded him for \u201csounding the alarm,\u201d others are still questioning how effective his solutions are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Months before the devastating infernos swept through parts of Los Angeles this week, President-elect Donald Trump brought attention to California\u2019s wildfire problems in a recently circulated clip from an October interview with podcaster Joe Rogan. During the podcast, the 78-year-old Trump attacked California\u2019s water management practices and Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s leadership, focusing on the state\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":784,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews06.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}