As tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents fled the city’s worst natural disaster in decades on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump exploited a historic wildfire crisis to launch petty insults at a political opponent.

President-elect Trump has cast blame on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for the raging wildfires in the Los Angeles region, most recently calling for him to resign. “One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,

The president-elect blamed California Governor Gavin Newsom for the massive fires that have forced tens of thousands to evacuate, saying the governor should have signed a declaration to pump more water through the state.