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why Donald Trump accuses a small fish of being responsible

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UNITED STATES – Donald Trump has found the person responsible for the devastating fires in Los Angeles, and it is a small fish. Measuring almost seven centimeters, the delta smelt is an endangered species that lives in the Sacramento River in California, as you can see in our video at the top of the article.

On his social network Truth Social, the President-elect of the United States accused California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday January 8 of not having diverted water that could have been used to fight fires. This with the aim of protecting the smelt, “ a useless fish », selon Donald Trump.

According to the latter, Gavin Newsom refused to sign a water restoration declaration. Document which never existed according to a publication from the governor's office, posted on It's pure fiction. The governor focuses on protecting the population, he does not play politics “, we can read.

If part of California's water is in fact not diverted to preserve biodiversity, including the delta smelt, this does not impact the reserves intended for firefighting. In Los Angeles, they were even at their maximum before the start of the fires.

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For Mark Pestrella, county public works director interviewed by The Parisianthe urban system is simply not adapted to such megafires. While new violent winds threaten Los Angeles, the toll from these gigantic fires is currently 24 dead.

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