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📷: U.S. President Donald Trump walks with first lady Melania Trump during departure from the White House for his first trip as the new president, in Washington, Jan. 24, 2025. 👉 President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, California on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters. The Republican president has criticized former President Joe Biden for his administration’s response in North Carolina, and he’s showered disdain on California leaders for water policies that he falsely claimed worsened the recent blazes. Trump is also considering overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Some of his conservative allies have proposed reducing how much the agency reimburses states for handling floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and other calamities. (AP) https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-scheduled-to-tour-los-angeles-fire-damage-friday/7947275.html