President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour a fire-damaged area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday. (Mandel Ngan)
"Not even believable," Trump told reporters on site.
Trump sat down for a roundtable with LA Mayor Karen Bass and other state officials. When the president entered the room, individuals were heard chanting "USA, USA, USA!" Bass greeted the president and said that his presence was welcomed.
"This is an honor to be with you," during the meeting, saying that homeowners told him that they want to rebuild their homes in the area.
Trump said he would sign an executive order to open up the water valves in the area.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump shake hands on a tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. (Pool)
Newsom was waiting for Trump on the tarmac when he exited Air Force One and was seen shaking hands with the president in their first face-to-face encounter since the inauguration.
"Thank you first for being here. It means a great deal to all of us," Newsom told Trump after they met on the tarmac of LAX in Los Angeles just after 3 p.m. local time. "We’re going to need your support. We’re going to need your help."
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Speaking about his meeting with Newsom, Trump said that "we had a good talk, a very positive talk."
Trump traveled to North Carolina to tour the hurricane damage, before heading to California for his first visit to the state since becoming president.
Aubrie Spady is a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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