President Trump visits California after wildfires

A week ago, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to blame "gross mismanagement" for the devastating California wildfires. The tweet sparked a backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities.

Trump, in a series of tweets last Saturday, said the state's deadly wildfires are a result of poor forest management and threatened to cut federal aid. (He subsequently issued an emergency declaration and a major disaster declaration at the request of the state.)

Why this matters: The tweet drew the ire of the leaders of firefighters' organizations, who accused the President of bringing politics into a devastating disaster.

Brian K. Rice, president of the California Professional Firefighters, said the message is an attack on some of the people fighting the devastating fires.

A number of celebrities also responded to Trump's tweet Saturday.

"This is an absolutely heartless response," singer Katy Perry tweeted. "There aren't even politics involved. Just good American families losing their homes as you tweet, evacuating into shelters."

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