THREAD: President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid for the #CaliforniaWildfires today, blaming them on a lack of forest management in the state.

Here’s a closer look at the president’s overly simplistic & false claim -- & the full set of factors driving these fires. Trump said this at campaign event in Pennsylvania:

“Maybe we're just going to have to make them pay for it, because they don't listen to us. We say, you've got to get rid of the leaves. You've got to get rid of the debris. You've got to get rid of the fallen trees.”