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.

“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,” Trump wrote in a late Monday Truth Social post. “The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER. Enjoy the water, California!!!”

The CDWR shot down that claim and........

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