WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.

The president criticised the last administration for its response in North Carolina and leaders in California in the wake of recent wildfires.

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Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first second term trip. Follow along for live updates.

The president cited the disasters during his inauguration speech Monday as examples of an insufficient federal response to communities in need.

The White House has asked California congressional members to organise a roundtable at an airplane hangar in Santa Monica during Donald Trump’s visit.

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President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against California's governor as "Newscum," spread misinformation about the causes of the Los Angeles fires and suggested that California will not receive the typical federal aid for recovery unless it changes its water policy. Or its forestry policy. Or its immigration sanctuary policy.

The demand further politicized a fragile situation that has left Gov. Gavin Newsom scrambling to respond to the whims of the president — or even to speak with him at all — to secure billions of dollars from the federal government to help Los Angeles fight an ongoing firestorm and rebuild.

Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

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