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'Military did not enter California' to turn the water back on: state water officials
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California water officials are pushing back on false claims by the White House that the Trump administration sent the U.S. military to quote "turn on the water" in the wake of the Los Angeles County wildfires.
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State officials say that no, the military did not enter California to turn on the water, despite a claim that President Donald Trump posted on social media late Monday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water officials said this week there's no truth to President Donald Trump's assertion that the U.S. military has entered
California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of devastating wildfires that left lasting damage in the southern part of the state.
In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Trump wrote, falsely: "The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond."
"The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond," the 47th president said in a late night Truth Social post.
California water officials are pushing back on false claims by the White House that the Trump administration sent the U.S. military to quote "turn on the water" in the wake of the Los Angeles County wildfires.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has entered California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has entered California and “turned on the water.” Trump’s comments, made Monday on his social media platform Truth Social, are the latest in a series of r…
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