President-elect Donald Trump has called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "release the water." and claimed FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the L.A. fires. Here's what to know.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

President Donald Trump criticized California officials over their response to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, while members of Congress are fighting over whether federal wildfire aid will have strings attached.

Donald Trump’s approach to natural disasters is to play politics and withhold aid, while President Biden pledged to pay all costs of relocating victims and cleaning-up debris for 180 days,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President-elect Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires in an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press."