Former President Trump presented a dystopian image of California as a warning about what would happen to the nation if Kamala Harris is elected president.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said all Americans should be alarmed that the former president wants to “block emergency disaster funds to settle political vendettas.”

Former President Trump would withhold fire rescue aid from California if Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't back his policies, the GOP presidential nominee said during a news conference on Friday. Why it matters: Intense wildfires in Southern California prompted the evacuations of tens of thousands of people and are expected to worsen in coming years.

Former President Donald Trump is threatening to cut off wildfire aid to California if the state doesn’t reduce water restrictions for farms and wealthy Southern California residents. During a Friday press conference,

Former President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to battle California wildfires, should he be reelected, if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) does not change a policy that protects an endangered species of fish.