Trump threatened to withhold firefighting aid to California as wildfires burned. A firefighters' union called it 'shocking.'

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 said he would withhold federal firefighting aid if reelected to the White House.

The federally endangered frogs are “a high priority because these fires are in the only known locations” for the species, said Hans Sin, a biologist for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s South Coast region. The San Jacinto Mountains, in Riverside County, are their only other hopping grounds.

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.

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

Former President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off wildfire aid to California if the state doesn’t reduce water restrictions for farms and wealthy Southern California residents. During a Friday news conference,