As Newsom causes Trump, La Wildfire Aid is on line

Three months after President Donald Trump’s second term and the recovery from the fiery storm that devastated Los Angeles, Gavard Gavin New, ends up at an uncertain moment.

The olive branch that Newsom expanded to Trump in January as Los Angeles diverted from multiple fires and the president threatened to refuse help with disastersHe has not yet fulfilled his early promise.

Once a leading voice in anti-thrump resistanceNews travels to Los Angeles and Then Washington, County Colombia To meet the president and a lobby for federal assistance. Trump rewarded his information with Delente – terminates the reference to the governor as “Newscum” and publicly promised it was “La Fire Fix” cameS

But against the backdrop of continuing battles to finance by government, Congress has so far overlook Newsom’s request for $ 40 billion to restore Los AngelesS

Meanwhile, new political pressure is increasing. Increasingly, Trump’s dismantling of the federal government, democratic voters excite their leaders to speak – and even Newsom can no longer hold their language.

He made his most criticism on the president’s agenda from before the fires when he judged last week Stop the Trump rates scheme for a vast tariffsCalling it the “child of the poster” of stupidity. Seems to have again unleashed the confrontation side of Newsom, in a Semi -prophage of another lawsuit to suspend USA abbreviations and comment Exploding the Trump Administration for the rebuttal of the court orders that followed in the days after.

Bets are incredibly high, not only for the future of Los Angeles, but also For his governorial heritageS

Changing the policy that is “beyond anxious”

NEWSOM has tried to achieve a balance that can protect his relations with the president, whose support will be crucial in order to receive any assistance package through the Republican -controlled Congress. As he leans back into the opposition, Newsom teaches his fury to Trump’s administration, while avoiding the Trump himself.

“We never want to do this personally. This is about protecting our values,” says Bob Salladai, a senior adviser on the governor’s communications.

But Salladai said the threats of the president, especially the rates that could The whole California economy of CaliforniaThey have reached Defcon 2. Newsom can no longer sit in the match, despite its continuing prioritization of providing disaster help for Los Angeles.

“There is a change in tone, as there was a change in politics that is beyond the anxiety,” Salladai said.

This is not the first time the Newsom had to find a way to Separate differences with his political enemy for a condition in turmoil.

Two days after Newsom won the governor in 2018 with a campaign that Make Trump his main foilThe most deadly fire in California’s history has broken through the city city. Between the submission Dozens of lawsuits against the federal governmentNEWSOM also works closely with Trump to lead California in the first days of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

But working with the president has become more complicated than ever, said Mark Ghilarducci, who has been the director of the 2012 Emergency Services Service. Until Trump has always struggled to understand the complexity of disasters and to give a sympathetic answer, he has become “very extreme in his second mandate.

In its first term, said Ghilarducci, Trump’s impulses were hardened by other high-ranking staff who were reasonable and experienced-experiencing authority with whom California could eventually engage what was needed.

When Trump rejected a major demand for disaster declaration in October 2020 for six wild fires that burned in California, Ghiladucci said the Newsom administration had made the case that the decision was most injured by the Counts that support the President and He quickly turnedS

“Now it’s really just cutting and burning and destroying,” Ghilarducci said. “It is surrounded by people who are much more capable and sycophans.”

Ghiladucci said the political environment was the most challenging he had seen in his four decades in a disaster response. While Trump joyfully punishes his political enemies, his administration eliminates departments and programs that would facilitate the restoration of Los Angeles and Congress can barely bring enough votes to preserve the funded government.

“This is something you need a very reasonable, strategic, thought -out merchant ship so you can navigate all the twists and turns,” he said.

Wild fire means in the hands of the congress

The Newsom Administration remains the hope that the Congress will approve an additional disaster assistance package this summer. The $ 40 billion list includes money to remove debris, repair public infrastructure, reconstruction of housing, grants for economic development and small business loans.

The governor’s office could not provide a comprehensive disaster list for which California had previously received additional disaster relief and how long it took to get the money. But a funding bill that furnished money to recover from the camp’s fire, passed in June 2019, about seven months after the flame lit.

The Democratic Senator Democratic Senator Alex Padila and the reputation of GOP Ken Calvet of Crown, with The entire Congress Delegation in California behind themHe leads the impetus to the Capitol hill. Early demands for a condition of Los Angeles’ assistance with unrelated policies such as water management and voter identification seem to be decreasingEspecially since the discussions surrounding the funding bill have expanded to include subsequent disasters in red and purple states, including floods in Kentucky and Fires in North Carolina.

“From the wild fires in California, to the hurricanes in the southeast, natural disasters do not distinguish between the Reds and Blue countries, as well as our support for fellow Americans in their time,” Padila says in a statement. “I will continue to insist on further financing of disasters at every possible opportunity. I will also do everything I can to maintain bilateral support to provide additional relief for our country.”

Until then, California has had a few more months of fiscal track due to a generous major disaster declaration that then President Joe Biden then signed immediately after the Los Angeles fires in January. This order authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse 100% of the cost of cleaning, reducing the danger and financial assistance for survivors for 180 days. 75% of the cost of responding to emergency situations is then restored.

But this one will eventually expire money, which requires Congress to act to finance long -term recovery for Los Angeles.

“Just like all disasters are unique, demands for Congress and terms are also,” writes Monica Vargas, spokesman for the governor of the Emergency Service Office, in an email. “The help of survivors and communities remains a priority for California.”