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President Donald Trump has said that the U.S. Military “just entered the Great State of California.”Trump said it used emergency powers and “TURNED ON THE WATER” from the Pacific Northwest following a wave of devastating wildfires around Los Angeles.The president made the announcement late on Monday via his Truth Social website, adding: “The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER. Enjoy the water, California!!!”However Trump’s claim was denied outright by state authorities. Speaking to the LA Times the California Department of Water Resources said: “The military did not enter California.”The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful.”According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as of 2:11 a.m. ET on Tuesday three wildfires were continuing to burn on the outskirts of Los Angeles, though all are between 95 percent and 99 percent contained.This is a breaking new story and will be updated.
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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