President Trump received a firm handshake from California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he exited Air Force One upon arrival in Los Angeles Friday — with the Democrat making nice after Trump blasted his management of the crisis.
“I appreciate the governor coming out and meeting me,” Trump told reporters on the tarmac. “We want to get it fixed.”
“You got hit by a bomb,” Trump said — likening the scenes of wildfires to the devastation of World War II.
“Most importantly, thank you for being here,” Newsom told Trump. “We’re going to need your support. We’re going to need your help.”
“You were there for us during COVID”
Trump earlier Friday suggested that federal aid to rebuild would have a “condition” of state legislators first requiring IDs to vote in the state, a threat that Newsom did not address in front of cameras.
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