President Trump Demands For Voter ID In California

President Trump on Friday called for the state of California to issue voter ID laws.

Trump stated, “I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote.”

He added, “And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state.”

“Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen,” concluded Trump.

BREAKING: President Trump lays out two conditions for federal aid to California:

1) Voter ID
2) Let the water flow

"Voter ID for the people of California, [and] the water to be released. And they'll get a lot of help from the U.S." pic.twitter.com/lWFDMujOLW

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 24, 2025

Here’s what The Hill reported:

President Trump on Friday said he wanted to see two actions taken in California before he offered federal support for Los Angeles as it grapples with wildfires.
“I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina, where he was touring hurricane recovery efforts.

“Those are the two things. After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen,” he added.
Trump is slated to visit Los Angeles later Friday to view damage from the fires and meet with local officials.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) office responded to Trump’s comments with a fact-check about its voting laws, noting several other states do not require voter ID. Newsom’s office also said it is currently able to pump as much water as it could under Trump’s first-term policies.
“Conditioning aid for American citizens is wrong,” the governor’s office posted on social media.

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🚨 BREAKING: Trump lays out two conditions for Los Angeles and all of California to follow after being asked about potentially withholding disaster aid.

1) Voter ID
2) Let the water flow

"Voter ID for the people of California, [and] the water to be released. And they'll get a… pic.twitter.com/uO2KYdgK9C

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 24, 2025

Per ABC 7 Los Angeles:

President Donald Trump on Friday continued to blast California’s response to the wildfires, and seemed to add a new condition on additional aid for the wildfires.

“I want to see two things in Los Angeles, voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and the state. Those are the two things,” Trump said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office responded to Trump’s comments about California’s provision of water and his calls to condition additional aid for disaster response.

In an X post, the office said that “conditioning aid for American citizens is wrong.”

This comes after Trump said that he wanted to see the taps turned on and voter ID laws in the state when asked about whether he’d condition additional aid for California.