California Governor Gavin Newsom Gavin NewsomOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 EPA head questions connection of climate change to natural disasters MORE (D) fired back at President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE Sunday for his criticism of California’s forest management as wildfires rage across the state.

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The governor of the Golden State said Trump is “excused from this conversation” because he doesn’t believe in climate change.

“You don’t believe in climate change,” Newsom tweeted. “You are excused from this conversation.”

You don’t believe in climate change. You are excused from this conversation. https://t.co/PSt8N39Er5 — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 3, 2019

President Trump lashed out against the governor in a tweet earlier Sunday, saying Newsom has done a “terrible job of forest management” and could risk losing federal money to help fight the fires.

“Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing-and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help,” he tweeted. “No more. Get your act together Governor.”

The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must “clean” his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him. Must also do burns and cut fire stoppers..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisHundreds of lawyers from nation's oldest African American sorority join effort to fight voter suppression Biden picks up endorsement from progressive climate group 350 Action 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing MORE (D-Calif.), who is running for president, also hit Trump over his criticism on Sunday.

"Raking leaves is as effective at combatting the climate crisis as your phone’s spellcheck is at fixing your tweets. @GavinNewsom is doing his job. Maybe you should try it," she tweeted.

Raking leaves is as effective at combatting the climate crisis as your phone’s spellcheck is at fixing your tweets. @GavinNewsom is doing his job. Maybe you should try it. https://t.co/YCyUiDnLoG — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 3, 2019



Several wildfires are charring northern and southern parts of California, with the largest, the Kincade fire, burning more than 77,000 acres and being 76 percent contained, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Rachel Frazin contributed to this report, which was updated at 3:58 p.m.