President Donald Trump laid out two conditions on Friday that he linked to federal aid for California.
Trump was touring North Carolina for hurricane recovery efforts when a reporter asked if he would withhold “funding to Los Angeles because of its sanctuary city policies.”
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles: Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump said, standing near Air Force One at Asheville Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina.
The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back on social media Friday, criticizing the president.
“Conditioning aid for American citizens is wrong,” the office said in a statement on the social media platform X, declaring that identification is required to register to vote in California and defending the state’s water managerment policies.
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Trump was touring North Carolina for hurricane recovery efforts when a reporter asked if he would withhold “funding to Los Angeles because of its sanctuary city policies.”
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles: Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump said, standing near Air Force One at Asheville Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina.
The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back on social media Friday, criticizing the president.
“Conditioning aid for American citizens is wrong,” the office said in a statement on the social media platform X, declaring that identification is required to register to vote in California and defending the state’s water managerment policies.
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'I Want 2 Things' - Watch Trump Bluntly Lays Out Demands to Unlock Federal Aid for CA
The president isn't going to blindly shower California leadership with federal aid, especially considering its wasteful track record.
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