The president was greeted by Gov. Newsom in L.A. Friday afternoon for a brief trip where he announced that the state will receive full federal backing to rebuild.

President Trump named voter identification laws as a requirement for California before he would release disaster relief to the state amid ongoing wildfires.

President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires fires this month, greeting Gov. Gavin Newsom who was waiting at the bottom of the steps to Air Force One.

President Donald Trump and LA Mayor Karen Bass briefly argued over the timeline for allowing evacuated residents to return and rebuild after the Palisades Fire.

President Donald Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Friday to survey the damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires.

President Trump will first tour the Pacific Palisades neighborhood with Fire Capt. Jeff Brown, Chief Deputy of Emergency Services for the Fire Department Jason Hing, and homeowners Mike and Gaby Shaw.

With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.

In a somber scene lit by an orange Los Angeles sunset, President Donald Trump walked through the ruins of Pacific Palisades on Friday, shaking hands with firefighters

The president told reporters hours earlier in North Carolina that Newsom was not invited by him as he prepared to tour Los Angeles County.

The president will depart on Air Force One for L.A. this afternoon for a brief trip that may or may not include his old foe, Gov. Gavin Newsom.

President Donald Trump once again raised the possibility of withholding federal disaster aid for Southern California’s wildfires unless certain conditions are met.