calling president trump archanist.rganist -- the statesthat themselves arere to blame for te fires sayiyinghe root cause es ththe mismanagement of forests. here is more. reporter: abdicating better forest management as a quick solution for the wildfires in the west, the president was not keen on discussing the impacts of climate change on monday. >> what would you like to see done on n the issue of foresest management and clilimate change? pres. trump: i think a lot of things are possible with regard to the forests. when trees fall down after a short period of time, 18 months, they become very dry and like a matchstick. there is no more water pouring through and they become very -- they just explode. reporter: in the past trtrump hs referred to climate change as a hoax and withdrew the u.s. from the paris accord which sets our international strategy for tackling global warming. the president held a meeting with firefighters and officials in california after democrats criticized him for remaining silent about the biggest wildfires s in hisistory. the california governor acknowledged the stat

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