This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2025 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by <a href="https://www.factset.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset">Factset</a>. Powered and implemented by <a href="https://www.factset.com/solutions/business-needs/digital-solutions" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset_digital_solutions">FactSet Digital Solutions</a>. <a href="https://www.factset.com/privacy" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_factset_privacy">Legal Statement</a>. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>President Donald Trump meets Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles to tour the aftermath of the wildfires.<br>Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Donald Trump</a> Friday for visiting Southern California to tour the devastation left by the fires this month, marking their first face-off since starting an ongoing online feud over the wildfire damage.<br>Trump traveled to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southern California</a> Friday to see damage from the recent wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres and more than 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area and claimed the lives of nearly 30 people.<br>Newsom was waiting on the tarmac for Trump before the president exited Air Force One. The two shook hands, and Trump appeared to tug on Newsom's arm, a power move he has been known to pull on world leaders.<br>"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. "We’re going to need your support. We’re going to need your help." <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-visit-california-after-ripping-idiot-newsom-wildfire-critics-bash-crime-homelessness-spending" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>TRUMP TO VISIT CALIFORNIA AFTER RIPPING ‘IDIOT’ NEWSOM ON WILDIFRE; CRITICS BASH CRIME, HOMELESSNESS, SPENDING</u></strong></a><br><span>Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump face off on LAX tarmac Friday.</span> <span>(Pool)</span><br>He added that Trump was with California "during COVID. I don’t forget that." <br>The encounter marked the first face-to-face interaction Newsom and Trump have had since Trump was sworn in as president Monday. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fema-not-good-trump-announces-agency-overhaul-during-visit-north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>‘FEMA IS NOT GOOD’: TRUMP ANNOUNCES AGENCY OVERHAUL DURING VISIT TO NORTH CAROLINA</u></strong></a><br>Trump said he <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appreciated Newsom</a> greeting him after he arrived, adding, "I think you’re going to see some very good progress" on fire recovery.<br>"We want to get the problem fixed," Trump said. "It’s like you got hit by a bomb."<br><span>President Donald Trump talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles Friday.</span> <span>(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)</span><br>Making reference to some of the blame he had placed on Newsom and other California Democrats for not being properly prepared to handle the fires, he added, "We’ll get it permanently fixed so it can’t happen again."<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a><br>Trump has spent the last several weeks blaming Newsom and Democratic leadership for the extent of the wildfire damage, citing fire management and water policies. <br>"Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!" 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