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Trump To Tour LA Wildfire Devastation Amid Barbs With Newsom Over Water and Climate Change

‘They either have a death wish, they’re stupid, or there’s something else going on that we don’t understand. But we want the water that they’re throwing away to be used for California,’ Trump said.

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Homes in mandatory evacuation area at Castaic, California, are seen as the Hughes Fire burns from afar January 22, 2025. AP/Jae C. Hong
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

President Trump will visit Los Angeles on Friday to survey the damage caused by wildfires and meet with California’s governor, Gavin Newsom. Will he steamroll Mr. Newsom and put pre-conditions on federal disaster aid to the state?

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CAROLINE McCAUGHEY
CAROLINE McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a native New Yorker who covers politics and policy. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, New York Daily News, Fox News, and other publications.

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