News Analysis: Forget the California resistance: Newsom, Democrats make nice with Trump amid crisis

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Despite delivering blistering criticism of California leaders from afar, President Trump shared a warm embrace with Gov. Gavin Newsom and appeared to pledge his support to Los Angeles as he stepped onto state soil Friday for the first time in his second term.
73% : Bass, who was seated in a prominent position next to First Lady Melania Trump during the fire station briefing, thanked Trump for arriving in the city so soon after his inauguration and pushed back on his charge that the city would slow-walk rebuilding efforts.
68% : Newsom was among a collection of prominent California Democrats seeking to play nice with Trump on Friday in Los Angeles.
68% : After not responding to Newsom's calls or invitation to visit the state, Trump agreed to the tarmac welcome from the governor on Friday.
66% : The comments to Newsom on the tarmac came hours after Trump sang a very different tune, telling reporters in North Carolina earlier in the day that aid to the state would require a number of conditions, including the adoption of voter identification laws.
64% : Unless you don't need any, which would be OK," Trump said shortly after exiting the plane, turning to Newsom with a slight smile.
55% : While Newsom was loudly decrying a lack of communication with the incoming administration, Bass said she'd had a "fine call" with his staff and touted her good relationships with former legislative colleagues close to Trump.
54% : Newsom sharply rebuked the notion of federal aid hinging on changes to state policy in the days before the president's arrival.
52% : After leaving the governor Friday, Trump doubled down on his focus on water supply and announced that he was signing an executive order "to open up the pumps and valves in the north," saying he wants to get water pouring into Southern California "as quickly as possible.
51% : "We're going to need a lot of federal help," Newsom assured the president, patting him on the shoulder of his navy suit jacket before Trump pledged to "take care of things.
48% : During a lengthy and freewheeling briefing with local officials, Trump pledged his support for the state Friday, promising to deliver on the needed federal aid.
38% : At previous fire briefings, the mayor studiously avoided taking the bait on any questions about possible tensions with Trump, instead maintaining that she was "not worried" about the incoming president having any animosity toward the state.
33% : The governor, who built his national profile in opposition to the GOP commander in chief during his first term, has taken a more conflicting approach to Trump in recent months.
24% : Newsom has alternated between preemptive attacks, such as his call for a special session to increase state legal funding to fight Trump, and pleas for civility and cooperation.
16% : Until hours before Trump touched down, it was unclear if he and Newsom would even meet face-to-face.
7% : Trump has also repeatedly blamed Newsom for the wildfires, saying that the governor is at fault for fire hydrants that ran dry in the Palisades fire.

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