"FRESNO, Calif. — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring, 'There is no drought.'

California is, in fact, in midst of a drought. Last year capped the state's driest four-year period in its history, with record low rainfall and snow.

Speaking at a rally in Fresno, Calif., Trump accused state officials of denying water to Central Valley farmers so they can send it out to sea "to protect a certain kind of three-inch fish.""

Jill Colvin and Ellen Knickmeyer report for the Associated Press May. 27, 2016. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Trump Pledges To ‘Open Up The Water’ To Solve Calif. Drought" (The Hill) [3]

"Donald Trump Tells Californians There Is No Drought" (USA TODAY) [4]

"Donald Trump Promises California That 'There Is No Drought'" (Talking Points Memo) [5]

U.S. Drought Monitor [6]