Governor Gavin Newsom thanked President Donald Trump on Friday for visiting Southern California to assess the devastation caused by recent wildfires, marking their first in-person encounter since the start of their ongoing online feud over wildfire management.
Trump toured Southern California to survey the damage from the wildfires, which scorched thousands of acres, destroyed over 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area, and claimed nearly 30 lives.
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