GAVIN NEWSOM flies to Trump’s Washington, looking for fire help on LA

A day after California’s legislators finalized the approval of $ 25 million legal funding to challenge the Trump administration, governor Gavin Newo headed east today for his first DC visit to the new Trump era.

The democratic governor has left for Washington for lunch, his cabinet announced and is expected to stay until Thursday to lobby for help with Los Angeles fires.

“The governor’s journey is focused on providing critical help with disasters for the survivors of fires in Los Angeles and providing affected families who have lost their homes and livelihoods have the support they need to restore and restore,” the spokesman said, “said the spokesman for and restore Easy Gardon in a statement.

The big question is whether the Newsom will sit with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to approve Los Angeles’ help – including changes to water policy policy and the requirement to identify voters – as devastating fires broke out nearly a month ago.

Neither the White House nor the governor’s cabinet would confirm. Garden said the Newsom schedule is still gathering, although he plans to meet with Trump administration officials and Congress members.

The trip to Washington follows a week and a half after Trump Briefly stopped in Los Angeles to investigate fire damageS Although the president clearly excludes Newsom from this tour, he managed to cope-after a very public society ahead, to congratulate Trump at the airport where the two men hugged. It is reported that their first conversation was the president’s first term four years ago.

Since then, Trump has more specially eased his criticism of Newsom, whom he often calls “Newscum” and California’s response to fires. His support can be crucial to obtaining a assistance package through the Republican -controlled Congress.

NEWSOM, for its part, remains almost silent as the president continues to sign a series of controversial executive orders that are improving changes in the federal government. The Governor did not comment on Monday when the state legislative body ended a special session, Called by Newsom himselfTo protect California in potential clashes with the Trump administration. Nor was it among a group of democratic governors who, in a private conversation reported last week The New York Times has called on Congress Democrats to fight more strongly.