President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles. It's the first trip of his second term.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

Trump said, “We are watching fires still tragically burn from weeks ago without even a token of defense" in Los Angeles — a remark that drew pushback from some California leaders.

As fire-wrecked Los Angeles braces for a visit by President Donald Trump, many are worrying the mercurial Republican will yank the federal support the city needs to get back on its feet. "That's the first zip code where he and other Republicans go to when they want to raise money in Los Angeles.

The comedian touched on the L.A. wildfires, allegations against Diddy and Trump's upcoming inauguration while hosting for the fourth time.

Trump's visit has the potential to prompt some uncomfortable conversations about climate change, which the leader has played down and denied in the past.

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Gavin Newsom's planning to crash the proceedings when Donald Trump makes his first visit to California during his second term Friday to survey the Los Angeles wildfires.

Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles.

Evacuation orders have been lifted for thousands of Californians, while new blazes ignited in the city of San Diego and on the Mexico border and a red flag emergency warning for critical fire risk was extended.