Both wildfires have now been conclusively traced to planned burns conducted by the Forest Service and were meant to reduce dry fuel to reduce the threat of extreme fires. So far, the New Mexico fire has destroyed 330 homes and scorched some 500 square miles.
Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham withdrew 118 National Guard troops form New Mexico’s border with Mexico, while castigating Trump for “fear mongering” over mass immigration.
New Mexico’s Secretary of State’s office called Republican Yvette Herrelland said, “They had magically found 4,000 ballots that had not been counted.” She said about an hour and a half later, the office said there were an additional 4,000 ballots.