President Donald Trump went to California on Friday. He looked at the damage from wildfires. The fires had killed many people earlier in the month.
Trump met with Governor Gavin Newsom at the airport. Newsom is a Democrat who has criticized Trump a lot, but he thanked Trump for visiting.
Trump said they needed to "get it fixed." He said the damage looked very bad.
Then Trump went to see the burned neighborhoods. His wife Melania came, too. They also met with local leaders. Trump said he would sign an order that would send water from north to south.
Trump argued with the Los Angeles mayor for a bit. She said they had to clear out dangerous waste first. Trump did not seem to like that.
More fires started on Thursday in southern California. It has been very dry and windy there.
Firefighters are getting some of the big fires under control, but they have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed many homes.
"It's a very sad time," Trump said. "But the people want to rebuild." He promised that the federal government would help.
Governor Newsom said the state would also provide $2.5 billion to fix the damage.
Trump has complained about how California handles these emergencies. He said he might not give the state federal money unless it changes some of its laws first.
Trump also criticized FEMA, the federal disaster agency. He said maybe they should not be in charge anymore. He thinks the states should handle things themselves.
The weather report says Los Angeles will soon get rain and mountain snow. That could help put out the fires, but it might also cause floods and mudslides. In 2018, mudslides killed 23 people in Montecito after a wildfire.
Trump met with Governor Gavin Newsom at the airport. Newsom is a Democrat who has criticized Trump a lot, but he thanked Trump for visiting.
Trump said they needed to "get it fixed." He said the damage looked very bad.
Then Trump went to see the burned neighborhoods. His wife Melania came, too. They also met with local leaders. Trump said he would sign an order that would send water from north to south.
Trump argued with the Los Angeles mayor for a bit. She said they had to clear out dangerous waste first. Trump did not seem to like that.
More fires started on Thursday in southern California. It has been very dry and windy there.
Firefighters are getting some of the big fires under control, but they have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed many homes.
"It's a very sad time," Trump said. "But the people want to rebuild." He promised that the federal government would help.
Governor Newsom said the state would also provide $2.5 billion to fix the damage.
Trump has complained about how California handles these emergencies. He said he might not give the state federal money unless it changes some of its laws first.
Trump also criticized FEMA, the federal disaster agency. He said maybe they should not be in charge anymore. He thinks the states should handle things themselves.
The weather report says Los Angeles will soon get rain and mountain snow. That could help put out the fires, but it might also cause floods and mudslides. In 2018, mudslides killed 23 people in Montecito after a wildfire.
