Trump was also directly confronted by the state's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, who has been adamant about climate change's role in the wildfires, bluntly telling the President: "Climate change is real."
"We obviously feel very strongly the hots are getting hotter," Newsom said.
Just before his briefing, Trump was asked by a reporter what role climate change was playing in the fires.
"When you get into climate change, well, is India gonna change its ways?
As Trump toured the West coast on Monday, Joe Biden delivered a speech in Delaware warning of the devastating effects of climate change, calling the President "climate denier" and a "climate arsonist." He also said that if Trump is given another term in office, it would do untold damage to the country.
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