Trump blames California wildfires on forest mismanagement again
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Trump blames California wildfires on forest mismanagement again
Day before a visit to the state, president says climate change may contribute ‘a little bit’ to devastation
Guardian staff and agencies
Fri 16 Nov 2018 22.36 GMT
Donald Trump has again blamed California’s wildfires on mismanagement of forests, reiterating the criticism on the eve of a visit to the most devastated area of the state.
Fox News asked Trump if he thought climate change had contributed to California’s wildfires. Trump said: “Maybe it contributes a little bit. The big problem we have is management.”
In an interview scheduled to air Sunday, Trump added: “You need management,” and then said: “I’m not saying that in a negative way, a positive I’m just saying the facts.”
It echoes Trump’s tweet a week ago, in which he threatened to withhold federal payments to California and claimed its forest management is “so poor”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/16/trump-california-wildfires-forest-management
