Trump Says California’s Drought Is A Myth, Blames Conservation Efforts For Water Crisis AP: Trump Told California Voters “There Is No Drought.” Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump told audience members at a May 27 rally in Fresno, California, that he could resolve the state’s water shortage. Associated Press’ Jim Colvin and Ellen Knickmeyer reported Trump told the audience “there is no drought” and suggested that state officials are pushing water into the sea “to protect a certain kind of three-inch fish”: 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.