The president-elect took to social media to tell the California governor: "RELEASE THE WATER, NEWSOM. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? DJT."

Trump claimed Newsom's refusal to sign the document led to a water shortage during the Los Angeles fires. But there's more to the story.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gently hit back at President-elect Donald Trump over his harsh criticism of the state and local government's handling of the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County.

In an interview with "Pod Save America," Newsom said Trump has been "pretty straightforward" about potentially denying federal aid to California.

Donald Trump called for California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to resign as he faces mounting criticism for the poor handling of the LA fires.

The governor of California slammed incoming President-elect Donald Trump for spreading false claims about efforts to curtail the deadly wildfires ravaging the south of the state. In a Sunday interview with MSNBC’s Meet the Press,

President-elect Donald Trump has called on California Governor Gavin Newsom, who he dubbed "Newscum," to resign in response to the ongoing wildfires that are devastating Los Angeles, with five people confirmed dead as of Thursday morning. Addressing the governor in a post on his Truth Social website, Trump wrote: "This is all his fault!!!"

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President-elect Donald Trump for "threatening" first responders and spreading "disinformation" about how the state manages its water supply in the wake of devastating fires north of Los Angeles during an interview Sunday morning on NBC's "Meet the Press.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President-elect Donald Trump’s response to the California wildfires in an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press."

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) told Jen Psaki he wants Trump to tour wildfire devastation, and directly addressed Trump to tell him "You will be elevated, Mr. President."

Trump has argued since 2016 that California should divert more of the water contained in the northern part of the state to farmers instead of wildlife conservation.

Author and podcaster Brian J. Karem wrote: "I have evacuated 2 sons in the last 2 days. Thank God they are safe. Anyone who blames Gavin Newsom for this is a moron. Wildfires are an act of God or an arsonist. Newsom is neither.