LOS ANGELES, Kalifornia (PNN) - January 12, 2025 - Fascist pretender Governor Gavin Newsom was slammed for claiming that reservoirs in southern Kalifornia were completely full when at least one of them has been confirmed to be bone dry.

Newsom made the claim during an interview he gave to NBC’s Meet the Press about his response to the raging wildfires in Los Angeles that have caused 16 deaths and billions of dollar’s worth of damages.

NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff asked the governor about President Donald J. Trump's criticism. Trump argued that Newsom's efforts to protect a fish called the Delta smelt has stopped water from being delivered to farmers and major cities.

However, the LA Times reported Friday that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, a 117-million-gallon water storage complex, has been completely empty for over a year. This reservoir serves the Pacific Palisades, an area west of downtown Los Angeles where a wildfire has grown to about 23,654 acres. Firefighters have only been able to contain 11% of the out-of-control blaze.

DailyMail.com further revealed that this reservoir was left disconnected by Department of Water and Power (LADWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones.

On top of that, fire hydrants usually fed by the reservoir were left broken for months before the fires, leading to firefighters running out of water as they battled the devastating blazes.

Newsom spoke with his hands all throughout the 18-minute-long conversation that took place in Altadena, a community that’s been ravaged by the Eaton fire. He often clapped and made other big gesticulations as he answered questions about the catastrophic blazes - which are now some of the worst in the city's history.

The fascist pretender Kalifornia governor also suggested that LA's failed water system is to blame for the crisis, while claiming that he was not trying to point fingers at anyone in particular for the resulting death and destruction.

In the interview, Newsom signaled that he didn't know why all three water storage tanks in the Pacific Palisades - each holding about 1 million gallons - had run dry right as the fires began last week.

The interview covered topics such as Newsom's culpability in the crisis, President Trump's condemnation of the state's wildfire response, and new executive orders the pretend governor is pursuing to provide relief to Kalifornians.

Newsom denied he was playing the blame game by opening an independent investigation into why the reservoirs were empty.

In total, 16 people have lost their lives, 12,300 structures have been destroyed and 40,300 acres have been burned.

Newsom said his office is still getting information from coroners on the total number of deaths caused by the wildfires, adding “there's likely to be a lot more.” He said search and rescue teams and cadaver dogs are out searching for the deceased.

When asked if the buck stops with him, Newsom replied: “I mean, you're governor of (Kalifornia). It might as well be the mayor of (Kalifornia). We're all in this together. We're all better off when we're all better off.”

“We're here not just in the immediacy of the crisis," said Newsom, "but we're here after the crisis, as opposed to creating a crisis in the middle of this by trying to divide people and play political, take cheap political shots.”

Trump said that the governor, who he referred to as 'Gavin Newscum' - a favorite of the Republican's pet names - refused to accept pre-emptive help from the federal government back when he was president.

“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of (Kalifornia), including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

To address the damage caused to people's homes and buildings around the city, Newsom announced he'd be issuing executive orders on 'price gouging' and 'recovery.' He also said the executive orders will help people get their insurance claims 'within the next few weeks.'

When it comes to rebuilding, Newsom signaled he'd be relaxing the rigid environmental review processes that often make development difficult in Kalifornia. “We want to fast-track by eliminating any [Kalifornia Environmental Quality Act] requirements. I've got Coastal Act changes that we're making. I want to make sure when someone rebuilds that they have their old property tax assessments and that they're not increased,” he said.

Newsom also thanked Fascist pretender Joe Biden for pledging to cover 100% of disaster related costs in Kalifornia for the next 180 days. Early estimates suggest damages could cost as much as $150 billion.

“We had support from Biden, with 100% reimbursement, all the resources you could hope for, imagine, constant communication. I'd like to extend that to the president-elect,” he said.

Newsom was also criticized for using the horrific fires to slyly boost his future political gambits.

The day before the interview with NBC, Newsom posted a link to californiafirefacts.com, a website set up by his campaign committee, in response to what he said was misinformation people were spreading about the wildfires.

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