{"id":2399583,"date":"2025-02-06T08:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-flies-to-d-c-seeking-wildfire-relief-after-ca-passes-his-trump-proofing-bills-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:27:27","slug":"newsom-flies-to-d-c-seeking-wildfire-relief-after-ca-passes-his-trump-proofing-bills-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-flies-to-d-c-seeking-wildfire-relief-after-ca-passes-his-trump-proofing-bills-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom flies to D.C. seeking wildfire relief after CA passes his \u2018Trump-proofing\u2019 bills &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-flies-to-d-c-seeking-wildfire-relief-after-ca-passes-his-trump-proofing-bills-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=2399583&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 Governor\u2063 Gavin Newsom\u2063 traveled \u200cto \u200dWashington, \u200bD.C. to seek federal relief funds for the \u2063state\u2019s devastating wildfires, wich\u200b have caused\u200d billions in damages. His visit comes \u2062shortly after the California \u200clegislature \u2062passed controversial bills aimed at challenging the Trump\u2063 management, including funding lawsuits against it and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-a-not-so-secret-conspiracy-how-the-eu-encourages-palestinians-to-violate-international-law\/\" title=\"Op-Ed: EU&#039;s Role in Palestinian ... Violations\">providing legal \u200daid<\/a> for deportation defenses\u2014actions reflective of Newsom&#8217;s &#8220;Trump-proofing&#8221; agenda. <\/p>\n<p>president Trump has \u2063indicated\u200d that he would support wildfire aid only under certain conditions,such \u2063as implementing\u2064 voter ID laws and improving water management. Furthermore, he suggested a \u2063federal investigation\u2063 into California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">costly high-speed rail project<\/a>, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-defense-officials-confirmed-by-senate\/\" title=\"Key Defense Officials Confirmed By Senate\">faced significant delays<\/a> and budget overruns. <\/p>\n<p>In a show of bi-partisan \u200csupport, Newsom met with members of Congress to expedite disaster relief efforts. Simultaneously occurring,amidst this tension,the California Assembly \u2063allocated $50 million for\u2062 legal actions against \u2062Trump,underscoring \u200bthe strained relationship between \u200cthe governor and the president.  <\/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 flies to D.C. seeking wildfire relief after CA passes his &lsquo;Trump-proofing&rsquo; bills<\/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_1979240\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; California Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. to seek wildfire relief funding just after the state legislature passed bills to fund lawsuits against the Trump administration and deportation defense of illegal immigrants in a Newsom-called &ldquo;Trump-proofing&rdquo; special session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump has said he supports placing conditions on California wildfire aid, including the adoption of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-move-on-h-r-1-for-the-people-act-to-eliminate-voter-id-requirements-remove-gop-congressional-seats\/\" title=\"House Democrats move on H.R.1 \u2018For the People Act\u2019 to eliminate ...s, remove GOP congressional seats\">voter identification laws<\/a> and better water management, and announced that he is seeking a federal investigation into the state&rsquo;s high speed rail program.&nbsp;<\/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;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/wildfires\/trump-cites-voter-id-water-flow-as-conditions-for-la-wildfire-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Trump while visiting North Carolina communities devastated by Hurricane Helene on his way to Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the coastal Southern California city of Huntington Beach adopting a voter ID requirement for local elections, the California legislature passed a ban on voter ID. While courts upheld Huntington Beach&rsquo;s law before the new state law took effect, the state has&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_f81d9d42-c959-11ef-8102-87687236b5d3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appealed<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;the ruling under the new law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the White House from the Oval Office, Trump also called for an investigation into the state&rsquo;s high speed rail program, which is now estimated to cost over $100 billion to complete and was noted as being significantly behind schedule in a new state&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Schedule-Engagement-Report-FINAL-A11Y.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The train that&rsquo;s being built between Los Angeles and San Francisco is the worst-managed project I think I&rsquo;ve ever seen, and I&rsquo;ve seen some of the worst,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s impossible that something could cost that much.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom signed a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_3d184398-e34a-11ef-8404-af4bae061b9b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2.5 billion<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;aid package for the Los Angeles area fires, which are estimated to have caused hundreds of billions of dollars in damage, making the fires the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-asks-congress-for-100b-in-massive-lame-duck-disaster-request-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"B...en asks Congress for 0B in massive lame-duck disaster request - ... Examiner\">costliest natural disaster<\/a> in American history. Further federal aid could assist with accelerating the removal of debris and rebuilding in the communities ravaged by the wildfires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This morning, I met with both Democratic and Republican members of Congress to secure expedited disaster aid to recover and rebuild from the Los Angeles firestorms,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1887261029094334913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Newsom in a statement. &ldquo;Our nation is better off when we hold together and support our fellow Americans in times of crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before Newsom&rsquo;s trip, the California Assembly passed $50 million in funding during a Newsom-called &ldquo;Trump-proofing&rdquo; special session for lawsuits against the Trump administration and legal aid that largely could go to deportation defense for illegal immigrants, highlighting the tense relationship between the governor and the president.<\/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_1979240\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1979240\"}});<\/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 visits D.C. for wildfire aid after passing &#8216;Trump-proofing&#8217; bills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399584,"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\/2024\/11\/NEwsom-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,3678,49916,32076,48732],"class_list":["post-2399583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-newsom","tag-trump-proofing-bills","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wildfire-relief"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/NEwsom-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399583","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2399583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2399591,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2399583\/revisions\/2399591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2399583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2399583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2399583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}