{"id":2394926,"date":"2025-01-24T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-picks-and-chooses-which-democrats-to-have-around-for-la-visit\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:44:33","slug":"trump-picks-and-chooses-which-democrats-to-have-around-for-la-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-picks-and-chooses-which-democrats-to-have-around-for-la-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks and chooses which Democrats to have around for LA visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-picks-and-chooses-which-democrats-to-have-around-for-la-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394926&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is set to visit wildfire-ravaged areas in \u2062Los Angeles, California, marking his first trip since \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">taking office<\/a>.During this visit, he \u200chas chosen to avoid some prominent Democrats, \u200cspecifically Governor Gavin Newsom,\u2062 who is a\u200d frequent critic of Trump \u200dand was \u2062not invited \u2062to join the president&#8217;s\u2064 briefings related to the wildfires despite having extended an invitation for the visit. Neither of California&#8217;s senators will \u2062attend due to scheduled Senate votes.<\/p>\n<p>Expected attendees include several local officials, such as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Forest Service \u2063Chief Randy Moore, among others. There has been criticism directed at Bass \u200cfor being abroad during\u200d the initial outbreak of the fires. additionally, \u200bTrump has indicated that he\u200d will require certain reforms, including voter ID laws and improvements to California&#8217;s water \u2063systems, before \u2063approving\u2064 aid for the state&#8217;s\u200b recovery efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump picks and chooses which Democrats to have around for LA visit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1948168\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bad-governance-not-climate-change-jeopardizes-california-home-insurance\/\" title=\"Poor governance, not climate change, endangers California home insurance.\">wildfire devastation<\/a> in deep-blue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a> as part of his first trip since being sworn in, and he is being selective about who will accompany him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump is set to visit the wildfire damage in Los Angeles on Friday after visiting the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina earlier in the day. His visit to the Golden State will feature several local officials, while some prominent officials will not appear with the president.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gavin Newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA), a frequent critic of Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3283892\/newsom-invites-trump-california-fire-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"invitation\">invited<\/a> the president to visit the destruction caused by wildfires in Los Angeles in recent weeks, but the governor was not invited to Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kamala-harris-finally-heading-to-u-s-mexico-border-three-months-after-being-put-in-charge-of-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kamala Harris Finally Heading To U.S.-Mexico Border, Three Months After Being Put In Charge Of Immigration Crisis\">planned visit<\/a> to the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and emergency briefing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/01\/24\/trump-snubs-newsom-wildfires-006432?nname=playbook-pm&amp;nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&amp;nrid=849aba7f-f4d5-44d1-8dff-3ca5fb878b65&amp;nlid=964328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"invitation\">according to<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has said he will greet Trump on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport when Air Force One lands.<\/p>\n<p>Neither of California&rsquo;s senators will be present for the presidential visit either because votes are scheduled in the upper chamber of Congress for Friday and are expected to last through the weekend, as Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said on MSNBC&rsquo;s <em>Morning Joe<\/em> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad that he&rsquo;s going,&rdquo; Schiff said. &ldquo;A number of us invited him to come to the state, and he reciprocated, inviting us to join him to go to these fire areas. Regrettably, Sen. Padilla and I have votes today in the Senate, so we aren&rsquo;t able to go. But I&rsquo;m glad he&rsquo;s going.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, apparently not knowing that Schiff had been invited to the briefing, told reporters before leaving the White House that he personally &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t invite him.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know. I really don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Trump said when asked if Schiff would travel with him. &ldquo;You know, if he&rsquo;s going to be there, it would be cheaper, but I didn&rsquo;t invite him. Somebody did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The expected attendees of Trump&rsquo;s visit to the wildfire devastation in California include Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Karen Bass\">Karen Bass<\/a>, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore,  and eight members of Congress from the Golden State, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Bass was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3282078\/california-wildfires-democrats-failed-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticized<\/a> heavily by Republicans and Democrats for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3284510\/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-vowed-not-travel-internationally-before-taking-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> being abroad<\/a> when the fires broke out. She returned to Los Angeles from Ghana the day after the Palisades Fire erupted but said she had been in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">constant contact&#038;rdquo<\/a>; with local officials.<\/p>\n<p>She has also faced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3288361\/blame-game-california-fires-grow-lawsuits-recall-efforts-gain-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">questions<\/a> about the city&rsquo;s budget cuts, particularly the direct cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s visit, the president said he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3299799\/trump-demands-voter-id-condition-california-wildfire-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wanted\">wanted<\/a> voter ID laws and reforms to the water systems in California before approving aid to help the state rebuild from the deadly wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to see two things in Los Angeles: voter ID so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state,&rdquo; Trump told reporters&nbsp;earlier Friday. &ldquo;After that, I will be the greatest president that California has ever seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1948168\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948168\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump selectively chooses Democrats for his LA visit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2394927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-trip-who-is-coming.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,49182,5894,49183,3634],"class_list":["post-2394926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-la-visit","tag-politics","tag-selective-engagement","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-trip-who-is-coming.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394926"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394930,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394926\/revisions\/2394930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}