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

Slated to attend a briefing with Trump on Friday afternoon is: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has come under fierce criticism in the wake of the fires, and eight members of Congress representing California, as well as Richard Grenell, the presidential envoy for special missions, and first lady Melania Trump — but no Newsom.

Until hours before California Gov. Gavin Newsom greeted President Donald Trump with a bro-hug on the Los Angeles tarmac Friday, his advisers had spent the week monitoring new White House advance staffers’ social media accounts,

In President Trump’s first visit to California since taking office, he appeared willing to overcome political tensions with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats to support the rebuilding effort after the L.

In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed President Donald Trump at Los Angeles International Airport Friday ahead of the president’s tour of wildfire damage later.

President Donald Trump, as he is traveling to California to tour wildfire damage, said that someone invited Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California), whom he has frequently criticized and called “scum,” to travel on Air Force One. But it wasn’t him.

President Trump greeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) with a very friendly exchange when he landed in the Los Angeles area to survey wildfire damage, after the two have sparred over relief

Trump and Newsom set aside their usual bitterness and say they will figure out how to work together on the region’s recovery.

President Donald Trump spoke with the press after landing at Los Angeles International Airport Friday afternoon. Standing alongside First Lady Melania Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom, Trump promised to "permanently fix” Los Angeles after wildfires devastated the city earlier this month.

President Donald Trump arrived in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to tour the devastation left by several deadly wildfires that broke out earlier this month. Air Force One touched down at LAX