Trump tells Californians there is no drought

But Donald Trump isn’t sold. Six months later, the presumptive GOP nominee told supporters in Fresno, Calif., that no such dry spell exists.

In fact, Trump said state officials were simply denying water to Central Valley farmers to prioritize the Delta smelt, a native California fish nearing extinction —or as Trump called it, “a certain kind of three-inch fish.”

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“We’re going to solve your water problem. You have a water problem that is so insane. It is so ridiculous where they’re taking the water and shoving it out to sea,” Trump told thousands of supporters at the campaign event.

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