President Trump greeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) with a very friendly exchange when he landed in the Los Angeles area to survey wildfire damage, after the two have sparred over relief

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states.

Donald Trump departed the White House on Friday for his first trip since his inauguration, with an itinerary that includes a visit to Los Angeles to survey fire damage and get an update on the recovery efforts in the Pacific Palisades.

President Donald Trump will visit areas devastated by floods in North Carolina and fires in California, as debates rage about recovery and funding.

President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power

President Donald Trump, as he is traveling to California to tour wildfire damage, said that someone invited Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California), whom he has frequently criticized and called “scum,” to travel on Air Force One. But it wasn’t him.

The president said that the damage from two devastating wildfires will get fixed as he arrived in LA to survey the damage.

Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich reports the latest on the president's first trip of his second term. The 'Fox & Friends' co-hosts also discuss the feud between Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of the pair's expected meeting.

While he has expressed support for North Carolina residents, the president has criticized California’s Democratic leaders and threatened to withhold federal aid from the state.

North Carolina was hit by a hurricane in September 2024, while Los Angeles was recently struck by wildfires. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Advisers to California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent the week monitoring new White House advance staffers’ social media accounts, hoping for clues for where President Donald Trump might be headed when he lands in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to talk about the wildfire damage.