Donald Trump is threatening to cut off federal money to aid California's deadly wildfires, claiming the money is being wasted.
In a tweet, the US President announced he has already ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to withhold funding for the state unless it takes measures to improve forest management.
"Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forrest fires that, with proper Forrest Management, would never happen," Trump tweeted Wednesday morning, local time. "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!"
He misspelled the word "Forrest," later tweeting the same message with the correct spelling of "forest".
Critics on social media questioned whether Trump could legally withhold FEMA money that has already been appropriated.