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Just last week California Gov. Gavin Newsom lauded President Donald Trump as a “partner” in California’s efforts to fight wildfires.

“Every request we made of the Trump administration has been granted, and I just want to thank them again for moving expeditiously as they have to support our efforts here,” Newsom said Wednesday.

That was then, this is now.

“We’re successfully waging war against thousands of fires started across the state in the last few weeks due to extreme weather created by climate change while Trump is conducting a full on assault against the antidotes,” Newsom said Sunday.

What changed appears to be a series of tweets earlier Sunday by the president, kicked off with this: “The Governor of California, @GavinNewsom, has done a terrible job of forest management. I told him from the first day we met that he must ‘clean’ his forest floors regardless of what his bosses, the environmentalists, DEMAND of him.”

Trump went on to lambaste California and Newsom for continually reaching out to Washington for aid to combat the fires. 

“No more,” Trump tweeted. “Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states.”

Newsom responded on Twitter that Trump doesn’t believe in climate change, so “you are excused from this conversation.” Newsom’s office then issued a lengthy statement detailing the state’s efforts at fire prevention.