President-elect Trump's first official visit in his second administration will be to the Los Angeles area, which has been affected by wildfires, two sources confirmed to NewsNation.
Trump's visit is scheduled for late next week, sources said. The visit came after deadly fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Southern California. killed at least 27 people.
The president-elect criticized California's Democratic leadership, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, in the days after the fires.
President Trump: “One of the greatest and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down.'' Posted On January 8th, I went to Truth Social. “Ashes, Gavin Newscome should resign. This is all his fault!!!”
On the same day, he said Newsom should have signed a proclamation to pump additional water to California, even though local regulations limit the amount of water that can be pumped from the nearby Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. said.
“Now the ultimate price is being paid. I demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean fresh water to flow into California. He is responsible for this,” Trump said. Posted online. “And there's no water in the hydrants or in the fire planes. It's a real disaster!”
The 47th president will be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, but the usual location on the West Front of the Capitol has been moved due to severe temperatures.
According to the Associated Press, Newsom joined Republican governors in raising the flag high at President Trump's inauguration.
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