President Trump, LA Mayor spar over wildfire response

President Donald Trump visited California Friday and toured the area impacted by the Palisades Fire. He vowed to help and fix LA as soon as possible. President Trump also waived federal permits and declared a national emergency.

After surveying wildfire damage, President Trump met with Mayor Bass, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley, County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, and several other local and state political leaders during a roundtable meeting after touring the Pacific Palisades.

During the meeting, Trump declared a national emergency and announced that he'd be signing an executive order to open the pumps and valves in California.

"We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible. Let hundreds of millions of gallons of water flow down into Southern California. And that'll be a big benefit to you," he said.

Trump also disagreed with Mayor Karen Bass about wildfire response during the roundtable discussion. He also confronted other Democratic lawmakers about fire recovery efforts.

The president said everyone needs to work together to help rebuild parts of Los Angeles and said the federal government is supporting the city and state 100%.

Trump has been vocal about his disapproval of the way Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass handled the fire response. Earlier this week, he threatened to withhold federal disaster funds for Los Angeles, and prior to arriving in LA, the president said he wanted the city to first release its water and implement voter ID.

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[mattgibney]

18months for a permit, ridiculous. And people are hating on Trump while a lady like her gets no backlash for her irresponsibilities and negligence

[deesus]

They literally have an order out preventing homeowners from cleaning up. Literally.

[am]

Permit to clean up their property? You're fired 🫵🏽

[andysenadbajric]

The LA Mayor should share her home with the homeless...

[mariadangeloart]

Seriously, why on earth, in the United States of America, do people need a permit to go onto their own property?!

[angieparks]

Can someone in LA PLEASE wipe that smirky smile off of Karen Bass’s face?? Ridiculous!! She’s disrespectful to the residents who lost homes AND to the President!!

[adamwilliams]

If you need a permit to access your own property, was it really ever yours in the first place?

[Iespinoza]

Damn he straight up told him to their faces they don’t have any common sense. And he’s 100% right. As a person who was born and raised in Los Angeles, thank you for calling these incompetent individuals out on their actions.

[originalthundercat]

Imagine after the city let your home burn to the ground they require you to have a permit to clean it up. This is absolutely ludicrous. Just mind-boggling.

[annawhite]

This has been the best week America has had in years

[joetolo]

If my house burns down I can go back to that property whenever I want !

[daretodream...]

A PERMIT??!! A PERMIT??!! ... WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING PERMIT!!!
😡😡😡

[maotoledos]

“We like water to put out fires it’s quite efficient”

[CTLive]

18 months to get a permit to clean the rubble of a burnt down house...THAT MAYOR IS INSANE, and I live in a third world country.

[James-qohd]

For their own safety???? Now the mayor is worried about their safety? When there was no water in the fire hydrants the mayor wasn’t worried about their safety then

[joshuamerrill]

18months and have to PAY for a PERMIT These people have lost EVERYTHING This governor is sickening

[mrbobo]

I'm glad there's someone to call the BS out to her face

[TheDovesNest]

Bass is the definition of ABSOLUTE INCOMPETENCE

[xtrmist]

That’s some funny stuff right there. “Like water.” “It’s actually quite efficient.”

[elainadewitt]

Why is the Mayor smiling non stop, when the topic is so very serious.??