Donald Trump Snubs Gavin Newsom In Schedule For L.A. Visit To Survey Wildfire Damage; POTUS Says He Wants Voter ID As Condition For Disaster Aid -- Update

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78% : He said that he had not had any contact with the White House but he was "grateful that [Trump] took our invitation to heart.
62% : UPDATED, with additional comments: Donald Trump departed the White House on Friday for his first trip since his inauguration, with an itinerary that includes a visit to Los Angeles to survey fire damage and get an update on the recovery efforts in the Pacific Palisades.
62% : Trump is first traveling to North Carolina to survey recovery efforts from last fall's Hurricane Helene.
61% : More from Deadline On Thursday, Newsom said he planned to be on the tarmac to greet Trump, expected to arrive around 2:30 p.m. PT.
54% : "We want them to have voter ID so people have a voice...you don't know who is voting.
54% : " Per the White House schedule, Trump will tour Pacific Palisades at mid-afternoon, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump; Jeff Brown, chief of Los Angeles Fire Department Station 69; Jason Hing, chief deputy of emergency service, Los Angeles Fire Department; and affected homeowners Emily Bianchi and Mike and Gaby Shaw.
53% : " As he visited North Carolina this morning, Trump also talked of another condition on aid to California: Voter ID.
39% : The president has referred to the governor as "Newscum," while, shortly after Trump's election, Newsom launched a legislative resistance effort to fund legal challenges to federal action.
38% : But Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity this week that he doesn't "think we should give California anything until they let water flow down into their system."
35% : " City and state officials are counting on massive federal aid for recovery efforts, and Trump has talked of rebuilding Los Angeles as the 2028 Olympics approach.
34% : Before departing, Trump told reporters that he was unaware that Schiff -- a frequent target of his attacks -- had been invited.
34% : It's time for Trump to stop putting his billionaire donors ahead of the American people and do his job.
33% : Trump and Newsom have a long history of sparring.
24% : But Donald Trump doesn't understand what it means to lead, and he is once again playing politics in the midst of a crisis, treating families in need as a bargaining chip to force his tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy through Congress.
22% : " Trump has suggested doing away with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and letting states take care of disasters, citing bureaucratic red tape in distributing aid.
15% : Trump is now even threatening to abandon states entirely, pulling all federal aid for disaster response.
9% : While Newsom has been striking a more conciliatory tone to Trump, save for pushing back on misinformation, the Democratic National Committee slammed the president for suggesting that disaster aid should be conditional.

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