Gov. Gavin Newsom urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to support federal disaster relief for Los Angeles after January’s devastating wildfires.
Trump, a Republican, has often sparred with the Democratic governor and threatened to withhold aid over differences on water policy, though the two appeared to set their disagreements aside when Trump visited the Los Angeles area on Jan. 24.
Newsom’s visit to the White House followed a series of meetings with legislators on Capitol Hill, his office said in a statement that also expressed appreciation for the Trump administration’s early collaboration regarding the wildfires.
Just spoke with @POTUS about the urgent need for Congress to quickly pass federal aid to help our fellow Americans recover from the devastating firestorms in Southern California.The scale of destruction from these fires is historic, and assistance is needed to help rebuild. pic.twitter.com/7VZaCfEdz2
— Governor Newsom (@CAgovernor) February 6, 2025“During the meeting, the governor raised the critical need for federal assistance to support recovery efforts and help impacted families rebuild,” Newsom’s office said.
He also emphasized the strong partnership between local, state and federal agencies working together in response and recovery efforts on the fires, which destroyed entire neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
Newsom expressed his appreciation for the administration’s early collaboration on the recovery and specifically thanked Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin for the agency’s swift action, which includes over 1,000 personnel on the ground focused on debris removal.
The White House did not comment on the meeting.
Two major fires on either side – one near the coast, another farther inland – burned an area nearly the size of Washington, D.C., from Jan. 7 until they were fully contained on Friday, killing 29 people and damaging or destroying over 16,000 structures.
Private forecaster AccuWeather projects damage and economic losses of more than $250 billion, which would make the wildfires the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
News editor Jennifer Vigil contributed to this report.
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