The California governor described a past “threatening” experience of trying to negotiate with Trump for disaster aid during his first presidential term.

President-elect Donald Trump has called on California Governor Gavin Newsom, who he dubbed "Newscum," to resign in response to the ongoing wildfires that are devastating Los Angeles, with five people confirmed dead as of Thursday morning. Addressing the governor in a post on his Truth Social website, Trump wrote: "This is all his fault!!!"

Trump has argued since 2016 that California should divert more of the water contained in the northern part of the state to farmers instead of wildlife conservation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back at President-elect Trump after a day-long back-and-forth over the California wildfire response.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)_ ripped the media Thursday, after they questioned President-elect Donald Trump's criticism of California Gov. Gavin

Gov. Newsom expects a small California budget surplus after facing a deficit one year ago. His office is releasing details as devastating wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles.

A furious Los Angeles mother confronted Gavin Newsom, California’s star Democratic governor, demanding to know why hydrants are running dry while wildfires burn swathes of the city.

"My father spoke about this almost prophetically on Rogan just a few months ago, a couple of weeks before the election. Because he was out there the l

Trump's post accused Newsom of allowing water to flow "out into the Pacific Ocean" instead of using it to combat drought and the raging wildfires devastating the nation's second-largest city by population. Newsweek reached out to Newsom's office for comment via email.

The finger-pointing at diversity and inclusion efforts is part of a broader push to blame liberal policies for the perception of chaos and lawlessness in blue states.

“Governor Gavin Newscum ,” as Donald Trump calls him, “is the blame for this.” First, the facts: Southern California is not short of water. There is water for fire hydrants. There is water for firefighting planes. This disaster is being fueled by a ferocious Santa Ana Wind, not water mismanagement.