The president cited the disasters during his inauguration speech Monday as examples of an insufficient federal response to communities in need.

President Trump is taking the first trip of his term on Friday to North Carolina and California, visiting communities grappling with recovery from natural disasters.

As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, killing at least 24 people and destroying thousands of structures, some people sought to contrast emergency response to the fires to disaster response that followed deadly hurricanes that battered the southeastern U.

Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

In North Carolina, the president pledged “the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild” after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.

The president raised the possibility of withholding aid to California unless the state changes its water policy.

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The first official visit of President Trump’s second term will include Nevada and the disaster-stricken states of North Carolina and California.

President Donald Trump’s first trip since returning to the White House will take him to Asheville, North Carolina and Southern California, communities where he has loudly criticized the federal ...

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