Newsom and California are frequently the target of Trump’s ire. Some of his most memorable criticisms of the state have been over how it manages its wildlands in the face of wildfire risk. In his first term, Trump suggested California should be “raking” their forests to clean up dead brush and trees.

President Trump is demanding to "open up the pumps" and deliver more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to California farms and cities.