Trump threatens to withhold wildfire aid ahead of Los Angeles visit [Video]

Washington — President Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for the Los Angeles area if California doesn’t change the way it manages water in the state. 

Mr. Trump said he plans to head to Southern California on Friday to visit the communities affected by the fires. In an interview that aired Wednesday on Fox News, Mr. Trump threatened to potentially withhold federal funding, blasting California’s water management and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The president told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he doesn’t think the federal government should give California “anything” until it sends more water down to the southern part of the state. 

“I don’t think we should give California anything until they let water flow down,” the president told Fox News on Wednesday. 

Some experts have suggested that desalination is the reason California has to allow some water to flow out to the Pacific Ocean, and the …