California Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked President Donald Trump on Friday for coming to Southern California to tour the devastation caused by wildfires this month.
“First of all, thank you for being here. It’s a big deal for all of us,” Newsom told Trump after they met on the tarmac at LAX in Los Angeles just after 3 p.m. local time. “We’re going to need your support, we’re going to need your help.”
He added that Trump was with California “during COVID, I don’t forget that.”
President Donald Trump speaks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Trump said he believed he appreciated Newsom coming out to greet him after he arrived, adding “I think you’re going to see very good progress” on the fire recovery.
“We want to solve the problem,” Trump said. – It’s like you were hit by a bomb.
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Addressing some of the blame he placed on Newsom and other California Democrats for not being well-prepared to handle the fires, he added, “We’re going to fix it permanently so it doesn’t happen again.”
