California officials pushed back on President Trump's claim that the U.S. military "turned on the water" as the state recovers from deadly wildfires. Why it matters: Trump has clashed with California Gov.

California says President Donald Trump is at it again. The new president, who has railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom as wildfires have destroyed entire towns, claimed late Monday night he sent the U.S. military into the state “under emergency powers” to have the water “turned on” and “flowing abundantly.”

DOGE officials visited the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water pumps in Northern California and said they’d worked with the agency to increase water deliveries south, as Trump has been pushing California to do.