Gov. Newsom dragged on social media after recent interviews amid devastating wildfires

"I mean, you're governor of California. It might as well be the mayor of California. We're all in this together. We're all better off when we're all better off," he said when pressed by NBC on whether the "buck stops" with him. 

Former California state Sen. Melissa Melendez accused Newsom and said he was accepting "zero responsibility."

"We had support from the President of the United States, Joe Biden, with 100% reimbursement, all the resources you could hope for, imagine, constant communication. I'd like to extend that to the president-elect. I don't know what he's referring to when he talks about the Delta smelt in reservoirs. The reservoirs are completely full, the state reservoirs here in Southern California. That mis- and disinformation I don't think advantages or aids any of us. Responding to Donald Trump's insults, we would spend another month. I'm very familiar with them. Every elected official that he disagrees with is very familiar with them," Newsom said. 

During his appearance on Pod Save America, Newsom defended his decision to probe the "loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants" as well as the "unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir."

"Let's just get the facts and let's get 'em out quickly," he said during the podcast. "Let's stop the finger pointing. Let's just assess the truth. I'm not interested in who's to blame. I wanna know what happened."

"The Governor is solely focused on the response and getting out critical updates and resources wherever Californians get their news - it's 2025, that includes one of the largest podcasts in the country, with hosts that call the impacted LA area home," wrote Brandon Richards, a spokesperson for the governor," the spokesperson said.