Donald Trump has named two conditions that he said he will need to see before agreeing to provide federal disaster relief to California.
President Donald Trump visited California on Friday to discuss the Los Angeles fires.During a roundtable with California officials, Trump promised to help fund relief efforts.The meeting came after weeks of Trump threatening to withhold federal funds for recovery.
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President Trump named voter identification laws as a requirement for California before he would release disaster relief to the state amid ongoing wildfires.
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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.
The president told reporters hours earlier in North Carolina that Newsom was not invited by him as he prepared to tour Los Angeles County.
On his Truth Social media platform on Monday, Jan. 27, Trump wrote: “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond.
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.