President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will be in Southern California Friday to view the recent wildfire devastation and discuss relief efforts amid a war of words with Gov. Gavin Newsom. The president is expected to land at Los Angeles International Airport Friday afternoon before heading to the Palisades Fire burn area to take
California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several blazes still not fully extinguished. The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.
Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states.
President Trump landed in Los Angeles on Friday to survey the devastation from the firestorms that swept through the county.
The visit, coming at the end of Trump's first week back in office, took place as he continued to denounce the state emergency response being led by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom - one of Trump's fiercest critics - and worries the president might withhold aid over policies in the liberal state.
Some donned red, white, and blue and celebrated the 47th president. Others filled the streets in protest of another Trump presidency.
Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped up his intervention on the California Coastal Commission on Monday, chiding the agency for providing “legally erroneous guidance” that threatens to “create confusion and delay in rebuilding efforts” for wildfire victims in Los Angeles County.
California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at addressing California’s water issues by bypassing existing state and federal regulations. The order directs multiple federal agencies to prioritize water deliveries to Southern California in response to recent wildfires,
Federal agents launched targeted arrest operations while a wave of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border