{"id":2394981,"date":"2025-01-24T18:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-greets-trump-in-los-angeles-with-wildfire-aid-in-limbo-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T23:50:05","slug":"newsom-greets-trump-in-los-angeles-with-wildfire-aid-in-limbo-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-greets-trump-in-los-angeles-with-wildfire-aid-in-limbo-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom greets Trump in Los Angeles with wildfire aid in limbo &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnewsom-greets-trump-in-los-angeles-with-wildfire-aid-in-limbo-washington-examiner%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=2394981&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>California \u2063Governor Gavin Newsom recently met with President Donald Trump in Los Angeles to address\u2062 the wildfire crisis \u200baffecting the state. During the encounter at the\u200c airport,\u2062 Newsom expressed gratitude for Trump&#8217;s presence and \u2064stressed the\u2064 importance \u200dof federal\u2063 support for wildfire relief, given the \u200dextensive damage and loss \u200bof life caused by the fires.\u2064 Despite their history\u2062 of disagreements\u2014Trump has criticized Newsom&#8217;s \u200denvironmental policies and linked them\u2062 to the wildfires\u2014the governor is \u2062seeking cooperation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-put-race-at-the-center-of-government-spending\/\" title=\"Biden Administration prioritizes race in government spending\">secure federal aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made demands for\u2063 voter ID \u2062and water reforms as preconditions \u2064for his\u2063 governance&#8217;s assistance, a move that has met with resistance from Newsom&#8217;s \u2063office. Throughout this political\u2064 tension, both leaders are aware\u2062 of the need to work together \u2062for the sake of California&#8217;s recovery efforts. Newsom&#8217;s approach aims to maintain a delicate balance between demonstrating \u2063collaboration \u2063with Trump and appealing to\u200c Democratic constituents leading up to\u200d possible future elections. Meanwhile, several Democratic leaders, including Senator Adam Schiff, declined\u2062 invitations\u200c to accompany Trump\u2064 during \u2062his \u200cvisit, focusing instead on their commitments to ensuring California receives necesary resources for rebuilding after the wildfires.  <\/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\">Newsom greets Trump in Los Angeles with wildfire aid in limbo<\/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_1948965\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) welcomed President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> tarmac Friday as the two men feud over the future of Los Angeles wildfire aid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Newsom, approaching Trump at the Los Angeles International Airport, briefly shook his hand and patted him on the back as he seeks to secure federal dollars to address weeks of fires that have killed at least two dozen people and caused billions in damage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for being here,&rdquo; Newsom told Trump in front of reporters. &ldquo;It means a great deal to all of us, not just the folks in the Palisades, the folks in Altadena that were devastated. We&rsquo;re going to need your support. We&rsquo;re going to need your help. You were there for us during COVID. I don&rsquo;t forget that. And I have all the expectations that we&rsquo;ll be able to work together to get the speed recovery.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pummeled Newsom over the wildfires, blaming the state&rsquo;s environmental practices for the blaze and demanding concessions if California wants his administration&rsquo;s help. Earlier on Friday, he named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voter ID<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/water-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">water<\/a> reforms as his two conditions, prompting pushback from Newsom&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re looking to get something completed, and the way you get it completed is to work together as the governor of the state,&rdquo; Trump said as he stood beside Newsom.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump listen to California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump has for years sparred with Newsom, adopting the moniker &ldquo;Newscum&rdquo; as a taunt. In turn, Newsom has burnished his national reputation with the rivalry. He asked the state legislature for millions to be set aside for a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">litigation fund ahead<\/a> of Trump&rsquo;s return to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Newsom is in the position of needing a Republican-led Washington&rsquo;s help for any wildfire relief package.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not originally coordinate Friday&rsquo;s briefing and tour with Newsom&rsquo;s office, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whether-a-person-died-in-a-nursing-home-or-hospital-who-cares-they-died-governor-cuomo-proves-hes-as-heartless-as-he-is-reckless-with-ny-lives-video\/\" title=\"\u201cWhether a Person Died in a Nursing Home or Hospital\u2026 WHO CARES? THEY DIED?\u201d \u2013 Governor Cuomo Proves He\u2019s as Heartless as He is Reckless with NY Lives (VIDEO)\">governor told reporters<\/a> this week his aides were &ldquo;making sure that all the resources he needs for a successful briefing are provided to him.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no limit to the resources we&rsquo;ll provide for that briefing,&rdquo; he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has attempted to strike a delicate balance with Trump in the days since his second term began. He is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">possible 2028 presidential candidate<\/a> whose resistance to the president could help him win over a Democratic electorate. At the same time, Newsom must be seen as doing everything he can to recover from the devastation of the California wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s office called the voter ID condition that Trump is demanding &ldquo;wrong&rdquo; and disputed Trump&rsquo;s claims on how California is managing its water supply. But he has not responded in kind to Trump&rsquo;s repeated broadsides against his management of the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you actually polled the people, they don&rsquo;t want sanctuary cities, but Gavin Newsom does, and these radical left politicians do,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3296736\/trump-newsom-bide-pardons-top-takeaways-hannity-oval-office\/\">told Fox News this week<\/a>. &ldquo;If you asked them why they couldn&rsquo;t even &mdash; I watched Gavin Newsom try to answer that question, he was unable to even answer. He looked like an idiot. He was unable to answer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president added, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d asked him one other question, why is it that you don&rsquo;t want millions of gallons of water a day pouring throughout California? You know, the farmland in California is they say the equivalent of Iowa, great land, but it&rsquo;s got no water. And you sit there and it&rsquo;s literally, you can see it burning. It&rsquo;s on flame.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the long-time Democratic foil to Trump who helped lead his first impeachment proceedings in Congress, declined to attend the trip to California despite an apparent invitation from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump later said he was not aware of any such invitation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Schiff greatly appreciates the president&rsquo;s visit to see the devastation of these wildfires firsthand and the invitation to accompany him, and regrets that he&rsquo;s unable to join the President in Los Angeles due to scheduled nomination votes,&rdquo; a Schiff spokeswoman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Schiff is committed to working with the Trump administration, state and local leaders, as well as his colleagues on both sides of the aisle, to ensure that California gets the aid and support it needs to rebuild and recover from these wildfires,&rdquo; the spokeswoman added.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) will similarly not be at Friday&rsquo;s fire briefing, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-grenell\/\">Ric Grenell<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s presidential envoy for special missions who once contemplated running for California governor himself, and Los Angeles Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass<\/a> will be.<\/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_1948965\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948965\"}});<\/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>Newsom meets Trump in LA amid wildfire aid disputes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2394982,"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\/newsrom-trump-tarmac-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36585,3678,5894,3634,48377],"class_list":["post-2394981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-los-angeles","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-wildfire-aid"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/newsrom-trump-tarmac-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394981","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394985,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394981\/revisions\/2394985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}