Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps inadvertently, was continued by Joe Biden.

Gavin Newsom quickly hit back on X with a post quoting Trump’s statement and sharing photos of firefighters battling the flames.) Trump in a second speech fired up his criticisms of a California law banning local governments from requiring voter ID — repeating his assertion that he would’ve won the state in November if its election system was more restrictive.