Trump Expects To Visit Los Angeles Fire Devastation During First Week Back

President-elect Donald Trump said that he expects to travel to California to survey fire damage as part of his first week back in office.

Trump told NBC News that he plans to visit Los Angeles to see where deadly fires have raged for over a week and consumed tens of thousands of acres. The incoming president said he was first planning to go last Friday, but wanted to wait until he was sworn in as president.

“I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” Trump told NBC News on Saturday. “I was going to go, actually yesterday … but I thought it would be better if I went as president. It’s a little bit more appropriate, I suspect.”

Two of the Los Angeles fires, the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire, have yet to be fully contained. The Palisades Fire has burned some 23,713 acres and is only 52% contained while the Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres and is just 81% contained.

At least 27 people are dead as a result of the fires while 31 people are still reportedly missing.

Trump has been very critical of how top California Democrats, including Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, have handled the fires.

“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump posted on Truth Social on January 8. “It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”

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Trump also singled out a water policy implemented by Newsom he said was to blame for water shortages experienced by fire fighters.

“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way,” he said earlier this month.

“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid. I will demand that this incompetent governor allow beautiful, clean, fresh water to FLOW INTO CALIFORNIA! He is the blame for this. On top of it all, no water for fire hydrants, not firefighting planes. A true disaster!” Trump added.