The Army Corps of Engineers moved to release massive quantities of water in Central California, panicking local officials.

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.

Donald Trump has named two conditions that he said he will need to see before agreeing to provide federal disaster relief to California.

President Donald Trump visited California on Friday to discuss the Los Angeles fires.During a roundtable with California officials, Trump promised to help fund relief efforts.The meeting came after weeks of Trump threatening to withhold federal funds for recovery.

On his Truth Social media platform on Monday, Jan. 27, Trump wrote: “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.

President Donald Trump and LA Mayor Karen Bass briefly argued over the timeline for allowing evacuated residents to return and rebuild after the Palisades Fire.

President Donald Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Friday to survey the damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

President Trump will first tour the Pacific Palisades neighborhood with Fire Capt. Jeff Brown, Chief Deputy of Emergency Services for the Fire Department Jason Hing, and homeowners Mike and Gaby Shaw.

President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires fires this month, greeting Gov. Gavin Newsom who was waiting at the bottom of the steps to Air Force One.

President Trump named voter identification laws as a requirement for California before he would release disaster relief to the state amid ongoing wildfires.