Yet More Proof That Trump Would Rather Help Russia Than America

Mod: Dear me. Trump adores Russia and hates California. So please tell me, exactly how surprised are you? A little?

'No more': Trump says he'll cut off federal funds to fight California wildfires (MSN.comlink): President Donald Trump said Sunday that he wants to cut off federal funds to fight wildfires raging across California, tweeting that Gov. Gavin Newsom should "get his act together" and properly manage the state's forests. Trump, in a series of tweets, lauded the efforts of firefighters but accused Newsom of catering to environmentalists instead of focusing on fire deterrence. He said he previously warned Newsom that the state must “clean” forest floors of incendiary debris.

"Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing-and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help,"Trump said. "No more. Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states."

Newsom responded on Twitter that, since Trump does not believe in climate change, he is "excused from this conversation. It's not an unsolvable problem': PG&E and Southern California Edison have turned off power to minimize fires. It hasn't worked. What will?

The federal government owns more than half of California's forest land while most of the rest is privately owned. The state owns about 3%. Newsom issued a statement saying the U.S. Forest Service has twice this year reduced its forest management targets on its land in the state. Trump's 2020 budget calls for more cuts in the hazardous fuels reduction account, Newsom added.

Trump offers Putin help with Siberian wildfires: Kremlin (Reuterslink): U.S. President Donald Trump offered his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin help in putting out vast wildfires that are raging in Siberia, the Kremlin said late on Wednesday, a move it said Putin took as a sign that battered ties can be restored. The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken by phone at Washington’s initiative, hours after Putin ordered the Russian army to help firefighters battle the wildfires.

The fires have spread to around 3 million hectares of mostly remote forest, an area almost the size of Belgium, according to the Federal Forestry Agency, wafting smoke across Siberia and prompting several regions to declare states of emergency.

“The U.S. president offered Russia cooperation in fighting forest fires in Siberia,” the Kremlin statement said.

“President Putin expressed his sincere gratitude for such an attentive attitude and for the offer of help and support.” The two leaders agreed to continue their contacts over the phone and in face-to-face meetings, the Kremlin said.

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