Trump meets with the inhabitants of California, firefighters, law officers to see the damage to fire at LA
President Donald Trump declared a nationally extraordinary state after a tour of destruction Fires in Los Angeles with residents who are personally affected by a catastrophic event.
Trump traveled to South California On Friday to examine the damage from recent forest fires that have destroyed over 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area and tragically took the lives of almost 30 people.
Trump made a tour of the area from the air before landing, with pictures that show the once lavish Quarter in the ashes.
The president and the first lady of Melania Trump then experienced the damage closely, encountering local police and members of the community in visiting the destroyed Pakific Palisades district.
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President Donald Trump and the First Lady of Melania Trump on Friday visit the damaged area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles. (Mandel Ngan)
“It’s not even to be believed,” Trump told reporters on the spot.
Trump was sitting at a round table with LI Mayor Karen Bass and other state officials. When the president entered the room, it was heard that individuals were chanted “Now, now, now!” Bass welcomed the president and said his presence was welcome.
“It’s an honor to be with you,” during the meeting, saying that homeowners told him that they wanted to rebuild their homes in the area.
Trump said he would sign an executive command to open a water valve in the area.
President Donald Trump and the first lady of Melania Trump meet with residents while visiting the affected area in the Pakific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles. (Mandel Ngan)
“I don’t think you can figure out how rough it is, how devastating it is until you see it,” Trump said about the harm of the fire. “The federal government is behind you, 100%.”
Trump said he would give up federal renewal permits in the area. “I’ll be the president to help you fix it,” he said. “We will give up all the federal permits … Because the Federal Permit can last for 10 years … We don’t want to take 10 days.”
After the fires broke out, Trump blamed Gaver’s Gavin Newsom and a policy of a democratic city for damage, citing their forests and water management policy.
Governor Gavin News and President Donald Trump shake hands on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport. (Swimming pool)
Newsa was waiting for Trump on the runway when he left Air Force One and was saw him handle with the president in the first encounter face to face from inauguration.
“First thank you for being here. It means a lot to all of us,” he told Newsa Trump after they met on Lax’s Los Angeles runway just after 15 hours local time. “We will need your support. We will need your help.”
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Talking about meeting Newsom, Trump said we “had a good conversation, a very positive conversation.”
Trump traveled to North Carolina to visit Hurricanes from hurricane, before he went to California to his first visit to the state since he became president.
