Donald Trump’s Handy Solution To The California Water Crisis Does Not Go Over Well

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Bernie Sanders isn’t the only one making waves at a California rally. While the Democratic slid into action to the sound of DMX’s “Where The Hood At?,” Trump was crafting plans to solve an issue near and dear to the state’s residents. The real estate mogul — who is used to solving problems with the wave of a wallet — arrived at his Fresno rally amid the usual protests. He then outlined his simple plan to solve California’s ongoing water crisis, which he blamed on environmental activists (who are trying to save the delta smelt fish). The solution to the problem, as Trump explained, was something that could be done in an instant. He then vowed to “open up the water” to farmers.

Trump then made an even more grandiose statement: “There is no drought.” He believes that the protection of the almost extinct fish prompts authorities to let water gush into the ocean. Do you follow? Trump’s presumably speaking of water that flows from the Sacramento River to San Francisco Bay (and into the ocean). Farmers would prefer to lay hands on that water for crops, and Trump seems to believe that allowing this to happen would solve the entire drought. Can’t he make water fall from the sky instead?

Of all the silly campaign promises Trump could make, this one qualifies as the most outlandish. And of course, Twitter got a kick out of this “solution.”

If only the solution to every crisis was this easy, right? The run up to the California primary doesn’t hold immediate stakes for Trump, since he’s already clinched the Republican nomination. But his followers lap up almost anything he says, and they’re predisposed to cheer for any slamming he does of environmental causes. So, this preposterous promise will end up boosting Trump’s general election status, even as the rest of the world shakes its head.

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