President Trump criticized politicians in California for what he sees as complaining over various issues in the state, including wildfires.

Asked if he had any comment regarding recent lawsuits filed by California, Trump “no.”

“California’s always the first one to complain. And I don’t mean the people of California. They’re fantastic. I’m talking about the politicians in California. They complain,” Trump said during a border visit in Calexico, California.

He continued: “When their forests go up, they complain. They gotta take care of their forests a lot better. But when the wall – they want the wall in San Diego and they’re always the first one. They were the first one to pull the National Guard. And they need the National Guard.”

Some background: California was one of 16 states that filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's national emergency declaration. In February, the group of states, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

At the core of the lawsuit is the argument that Trump is circumventing Congress to fund the wall along the US-Mexico border by declaring an emergency.

Becerra argued that the states have standing to challenge Trump because money appropriated to them might be at risk.