The president criticised the last administration for its response in North Carolina and leaders in California in the wake of recent wildfires.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire ... at an airplane hanger in Santa Monica during Trump’s visit, according to ...

US President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North ... California congressional members, including Democrats, to hold a round table discussion at an aeroplane hanger in Santa ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire ... at an airplane hanger in Santa Monica during Trump’s visit, according to ...

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first second term trip. Follow along for live updates.

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

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.

The White House has asked California congressional members to organise a roundtable at an airplane hangar in Santa Monica during Donald Trump’s visit.

Does Donald Trump truly believe the nonsense he spouts about California water — the mythical “valve” connecting the state to Canada, or the imagined “half-pipe” that stands ready to soak the Los Angeles area?

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes across Los Angeles and Southern California. Many residents are now faced with how to move forward. Federal, state, and local agencies, along with various organizations, are actively assisting those affected by the wildfires.

While the president emphasized his desire to help North Carolina, a battleground state that’s voted for him in all of his presidential campaigns, he was much less generous toward California ...