Newsom concerned Trump will try to withhold California aid

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) raised concerns about the possibility of President-elect Trump withholding federal disaster aid to the state amid the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area. “He’s done it in Utah. He’s done it in Michigan, did it in Puerto Rico. He did it to California back before I was even governor, in 2018, until he found out folks in Orange County voted for him and he decided to give them money,” Newsom said in an interview with NBC News that aired Sunday on “Meet the Press.” “So he’s been at this for years and years and years. It transcends the states, including, by the way, Georgia, he threatened similarly. So that’s his style. And we take it seriously to the extent that in the past it’s taken a little bit more time [to get federal aid],” he continued. “I’ve been pretty expressive about that in the context of someone threatening our first responders in terms of supporting the immediacy of their needs.” Newsom’s comments come as the president-elect has fiercely criticized his handling of the wildfires and even called on him to resign last week. Trump has also criticized President Biden’s handling of the fires from the federal perspective.

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