President Donald Trump was generous when he met Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) as he arrived in Los Angeles to tour the fire damage that has devastated LA County.
Newsom greeted President Melania Trump after the president and first lady Melania Trump disembarked from the Air Force onto the tarmac. The man spoke for more than 20 seconds before turning to reporters.
“I appreciate the governor coming out and meeting with me,” Trump said. said as reporters and Newsom shared a second handshake.
“We'll talk a little bit. We'd like to fix it. We'd like to fix the problem, and there are a few ways to do it, but it's like we've been hit by a bomb, right?” he asked Newsom, who responded, “Yeah.” .
Newsom expressed gratitude to the president for visiting California to tour affected areas.
“Most importantly, thank you for being here,” Newsom said. “It means a lot to all of us, not just the people of Palisade, not just the people of devastated Altadena. We're going to need your support. We're going to need your help.”
Newsom recalled working with Trump during the coronavirus pandemic and praised him for supporting California at the time.
“You have been there for us during Covid. I will not forget that and we have every hope that by working together we can get a speedy recovery. ” he added.
“We do,” Trump replied.
When fires began burning in Palisades and other parts of La County earlier this month, Trump specifically blamed the disaster and accused him of prioritizing preserving a fish called smelt over providing water to Californians. did.
When a reporter said Friday that Trump and Newsom “opposed a lot of things about what happened in this state,” the president continued to cooperate.
“We want to get something done, and the way you get it done is by working together,” Trump said. “He's the governor of the state, and we're going to get it done.”
