Fact check: Trump downplays climate change, says California must thin forests. What he got wrong
Trump's comments belied the broad consensus among scientists that climate change is contributing heavily to the worsening of wildfire seasons -- and that the problem will get worse over time, not better. They also overlooked the fact that the federal government is a major owner and manager of forested lands in
Arriving at
Responding to comments from
Crowfoot disagreed with Trump and later tweeted a chart showing rising summertime temperatures in
Trump also said, when asked about climate change and its effect on fire season, "I think a lot of things are possible."
With wildfires raging in
"Hopefully they'll start doing that," he said.
Trump ignored the fact that the federal government manages much of the forested land in the West. Of the 33 million acres of forest in
"The state cannot require the federal government to manage its forests," the commission wrote.
While Trump has railed about
Newsom, after touring an area around
"There's resources committed from the federal government," he said. "It's more than just a piece of paper."
Trump's remarks at McClellan also ignored that
The major fires that started in August were ignited in a wide array of habitats -- grasslands and scrubby chaparral, as well as forests lush with trees -- on private and public lands.
All told, more than 3 million acres have burned in
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