Trump to Visit Disaster-Hit Asheville and Los Angeles (1)

President Donald Trump’s first trip since returning to the White House will take him to Asheville, North Carolina, and the Los Angeles area in California, communities where he has loudly criticized the federal response to recent natural disasters.

Trump, during an event at the White House on Tuesday, said he would first stop in North Carolina on Friday before traveling from there to California as well as Nevada.

“We’re going to take care of Los Angeles. I’m going there. I’m going to North Carolina, which has been abandoned by the Democrats,” Trump said. “I’ll be there on Friday, and ...