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Donald Trump: “If Gavin Newsom let the water come down [from the Pacific…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Signs an Executive Order, Aug. 5, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 19:03

There is so much water. If Gavin Newsom let the water come down. See the way I pronounce his name properly for a change. If Gavin Newsom let the water come down [from the Pacific Northwest], they have so much water, they don't know what to do with it. All of those sprinklers would have gone on. All of those people with those beautiful houses with sprinklers in the ceilings and with the water, the fire pumps outside, all that water, they didn't have any water because they wouldn't let the water come down. (19:03–19:11)

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Asserts that California has an abundance of water that is not being utilized due to policy decisions.

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