Calif. Gov. Newsom invites Trump to visit fire-ravaged areas

11 Jan 2025, 17:20 · UPI

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants President-elect Donald Trump to visit fire-ravaged areas in Southern California to meet with first responders and residents affected by fires burning in and near Los Angeles County.

Newsom wrote Trump on Friday imploring him to travel to California to see for himself the destruction caused by wildfires that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed more than 12,000 homes and other structures over 38,000 acres, according to Cal Fire and other officials.