Newsom praises 'very productive' Trump meeting as he seeks more federal wildfire money

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed President Donald Trump pursuing a "very productive" gathering astatine the White House connected Wednesday.

Newsom traveled to Washington to propulsion for accrued national backing for betterment efforts aft wildfires devastated tens of thousands of acres successful the Los Angeles area. The politician held 2 meetings connected Capitol Hill earlier traveling to the White House and petitioning Trump for "unconditional catastrophe aid," his bureau said.

"As we attack 1 period since the devastating wildfires crossed Southern California, we proceed to chopped reddish portion to velocity up betterment and cleanable up efforts arsenic good arsenic guarantee rebuilding efforts are swift," Newsom said successful a statement. "We're moving crossed the aisle, arsenic we ever have, to guarantee survivors person the resources and enactment they need."

"Thank you President Trump for coming to our communities to spot this archetypal hand, and gathering with maine contiguous to proceed our associated efforts to enactment radical impacted," helium added.

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"The Governor expressed his appreciation for the Trump Administration's aboriginal collaboration and specifically thanked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for his agency's swift action, including implicit 1,000 unit connected the crushed focused connected debris removal," Newsom's bureau added successful a statement.

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Trump met with Newsom arsenic helium arrived successful Los Angeles precocious past period — conscionable 4 days aft his inauguration arsenic president — to survey the occurrence damage. Newsom approved immoderate $2.5 cardinal successful betterment work, which helium hopes volition beryllium reimbursed by the national government.

After the outbreak of the fires aboriginal past month, Trump repeatedly criticized Newsom's handling of the immense crisis. He has accused the politician of mismanaging forestry and h2o argumentation and, pointing to aggravated backlash implicit a perceived deficiency of preparation, called connected Newsom to measurement down.

"Gavin Newscum should resign. This is each his fault!!!" Trump charged successful a societal media station connected Jan. 8, arsenic helium repeated a derogatory sanction helium often labels the governor.

Trump besides placed blasted for the deadly wildfires connected Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, different Democrat, and the policies approved by authorities lawmakers successful heavy bluish California. In an enforcement bid issued past month, helium described absorption of the state's onshore and h2o resources arsenic "disastrous."

Trump had threatened to withhold wildfire assistance until definite stipulations were met successful California, including changes to h2o argumentation and requiring an ID to vote, but present appears consenting to enactment with Newsom.

The president declared that "we're looking to get thing completed. And the mode you get it completed is to enactment together."