It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Water Resources said no military entered the state.
California on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state to release more water in the wake of deadly wildfires.
President Donald Trump claimed that the military entered California and turned on the water, but state water officials say the president's claim is false.
President Trump heightened his battle with California over water policy by suggesting troops arrived in the state to turn on water pumps — which state officials quickly denied.
California leaders are disputing a claim from President Donald Trump about the state's water resources.
Donald Trump claimed on social media that the U.S. military "just entered the Great State of California" in an attempt to improve the water supply.
On his way to California on Friday, President Trump made some statements about the water situation here during the recent fires. He said, “The water from the north was turned off”; that
California water regulators have said there's no truth to President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water.”
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Donald Trump said the U.S. military entered California and opened a large flow of water to fight fires, but state officials denied those claims.