Newsom uses LA fires to criticize President Trump's reversal of Biden-era climate emissions standards

He wrote those words in a press release issued on Tuesday in response to Trump's executive orders around the environment and paired them alongside horrifying images of the fires raging in California, which have so far killed 27 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes and structures. 

In response to Trump distancing from the climate pact, which sought to reduce emissions 61-66% by 2035, the California governor suggested that withdrawing from the global emissions agreement contributes to environmental incidents such as the West Coast fires.

"The scale of damage and loss is unimaginable. Climate change is real, not 'a hoax.' Donald Trump must treat this like the existential crisis it is," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a social media post in January.

"When you just look at water not coming out of fire hydrants and then nobody seems to know why. And then the governor says, 'Well, I'm going to investigate it,' it's just kind of a sideshow in a time when we need real definitive, strong leadership," Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher told Fox News Digital of Newsom.

"If you are going to run a city or run a state, you have to take care of the basics, and that's to make sure that your fire and your police department are well-funded," filmmaker and former "Family Ties" star Justine Bateman told Fox News' Jessie Watters.

Trump told attendees at a pre-inauguration rally that he plans to visit southern California later this week, marking his first trip to the state since being sworn-in as president. 

Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.