Almost exactly 12 hours after newly inaugurated California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted a tweet criticizing President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address to the nation, the president seemingly fired back by threatening to cut off FEMA funding to the left-wing governor’s state.

“Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen,” the president tweeted at 10:25 am EST Wednesday morning.

“Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!”

Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen. Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered FEMA to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2019

The unexpected timing of the tweet has led some to surmise that the president posted it out of anger in response to the criticism Newsom leveled at him after his Oval Office address on the heels of a few digs at Trump’s policies in his swearing-in speech.

“Pres. Trump’s go-to is governing by fear and division,” Newsom tweeted at 10:36 pm EST late Tuesday evening. “We can secure our border AND achieve comprehensive immigration reform–without wasting taxpayer $ to build a pointless wall. Hundreds of thousands of fed workers are waiting on a paycheck.”

“End the games. Open our government.”

Pres. Trump’s go-to is governing by fear and division. We can secure our border AND achieve comprehensive immigration reform–without wasting tax payer $ to build a pointless wall. Hundreds of thousands of fed workers are waiting on a paycheck. End the games. Open our government. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 9, 2019

He posted the tweet about an hour after the president delivered his first-ever Oval Office address to the American people. Trump used the speech to highlight facts about illegal immigration that bolster his argument that the country needs a wall along the southern U.S. border.

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Listen to part one of the speech below:

Listen to part two of the speech below:

As the president hinted at in his speech, the Democrat argument that a wall along the border would do nothing to alleviate illegal immigration is patently false and disproved by the facts.

“This barrier is absolutely critical to border security. It’s also what our professionals at the border want and need. This is just common sense,” he said.

Numerous current and former members of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency have indeed said that.

Last month the then-GOP-controlled House passed an omnibus spending bill on behalf of the president that included funding for his desired southern U.S. border wall. The shutdown was triggered shortly thereafter because of Senate Democrats’ refusal to support the bill.

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The president’s core argument Tuesday was that Democrats should stop blocking the bill or at the very least make a sincere effort to negotiate a fair and equitable compromise.

“To those who refuse to compromise in the name of border security, I would ask, imagine if it was your child, your husband, or your wife whose life was so cruelly shattered and totally broken,” he said. “To every member of Congress: pass a bill that ends this crisis. To every citizen, call Congress, and tell them to finally, after all of these decades, secure our border.”

But congressional Democrat leaders have thus far shown no inclination toward compromising. And judging by Newsom’s tweet Tuesday evening, he agrees with their factually inaccurate argument that the construction of a border wall would amount to a waste of money.

However, almost everybody who replied to his tweet appeared to disagree:

Didn’t you just spend our tax dollars on taking care of everyone but us taxpayers. — GW (@Chicocal) January 9, 2019

I consider your bullet train a waste of taxpayer funds vs other pressing matters like taking care of Veterans, better pay and conditions for teachers, the homeless problem, improving job opportunities and housing. — James (@JamesMo30809030) January 9, 2019

Mr Newsom, when it comes to safety, think about what’s best for all Californians and all Americans?. A secure border to deter illegal crossings is always a good idea. Consider being a leader that helps bring the American people together and work with our #POTUS it’s not about? — Oscar J LLamas (@oscarwhittierca) January 9, 2019

Govenor please help our State I was born and raised here I love all races however our boarder needs to be secured support the wall!! — John Rowland (@JohnRow42801010) January 9, 2019

A wall is not pointless. It serves it’s purpose and compliments other border security elements. — adam (@socalflya) January 9, 2019

End sanctuary cities, state and policies, complete the southern border wall, stop enabling illegal migration, give taxpayers control of their own hard earned wages, let citizens choose their healthcare, stop the high speed train nonsense..Do better Governor! — TBelle (@TLWink) January 9, 2019

Giving 140,000 illegals “free” (our hard earned money) health care isn’t immigration reform it’s an incentive to break the law! You sir govern by rainbows, unicorns and cotton candy, and are a closet socialist! You are going to turn this beautiful state into a s**thole! — Stephanie Clark (@MakeAmrcaGr8) January 9, 2019

Some of the tweets referenced a newly unveiled plan by the governor that calls for forcing every Californian to obtain health insurance, charging each Californian exorbitant premiums for that insurance and then using the money accrued to provide young illegal immigrants with free health care.

The president right about California’s history of forest mismanagement. The mismanagement began specifically because of the environmental regulations that have been imposed on the U.S. Forest Service by the state’s left-wing legislators.

“[T]he U.S. Forest Service, which is tasked with managing public wildland, once had success in minimizing widespread fires in the early 20th century,” The Daily Signal reported last year. “But many of these successful methods were abandoned in large part because of efforts by environmental activists.”

Environmental activists who convinced California’s left-wing legislators to impose draconian laws that “have made the management of our forests all but impossible,” California Rep. Tom McClintock noted during a hearing on wildfire prevention two years ago.

McClintock echoed this sentiment during a discussion on Fox Business just three months ago:

None of the replies to Trump’s tweet — including those from Newsom and even Pelosi – rebutted his point.

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Mr. President — Just yesterday, @OregonGovBrown, @GovInslee, and I sent a letter asking the federal government to work with us in taking on these unprecedented wildfires. We have been put in office by the voters to get things done, not to play games with lives. https://t.co/GjIVr6yxOP — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 9, 2019

Disasters and recovery are no time for politics. I’m already taking action to modernize and manage our forests and emergency responses. The people of CA — folks in Paradise — should not be victims to partisan bickering. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 9, 2019

.@realDonaldTrump’s threat insults the memory of scores of Americans who perished in wildfires last year & thousands more who lost their homes. @GOPLeader must join me to condemn & call on POTUS to reassure millions in CA that our govt will be there for them in their time of need https://t.co/YZJQug9zh0 — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 9, 2019

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