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Newsom warns Trump against withholding disaster relief for LA fires

Matthew Cranston

Washington | President-elect Donald Trump could withhold emergency funding from California in a political manoeuvre over water management, raising concerns that the costliest wildfire in US history could leave the country’s second-largest city struggling to recover.

Such a move would add to mounting political pressure on state governor Gavin Newsom, a favourite Republican target whom Trump, who takes office next week, has savaged since the wildfires broke out last Tuesday.

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Matthew Cranston was The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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