Harris, Newsom blame climate change for California fires following Trump visit - Fox News

Gavin Newsom blamed climate change for the fires after Trump visited the state and called for better forest management.

“This is not a partisan issue,” the California senator said of the need for action on climate change amid the blazes.

CALIFORNIA'S NEWSOM THANKS TRUMP FOR HELP WITH FIRES, SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRIBUTES TO BLAZES .

Newsom thanked the president for the federal help he’d given to California, but acknowledged their differing views on the cause of the wildfires.

“I want to thank you and acknowledge the work you have done to be immediate in your response,” Newsom told Trump during the meeting at the Sacramento McClellan Airport.

At the urging on Newsom back in late August, Trump approved a disaster declaration for California and ordered federal funding to be directed to the state.

The president, meanwhile, has repeatedly blamed the state for poor forest management.

He’s called on Newsom to "clean" or rake the forest floors of debris while suggesting the state implement controlled burns.

The president reiterated on Monday that California needs to do better forest management – a remark that Newsom acknowledged.

“We have not done justice to our forest management,” Newsom said.

Newsom, however, did note that a large portion of the land in California is federally owned and that he believes climate change has drastically contributed to the intensity of the fires.