WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.

The president criticised the last administration for its response in North Carolina and leaders in California in the wake of recent wildfires.

The Republican president has criticized former President Joe Biden for his administration's response in North Carolina ... at an airplane hanger in Santa Monica during Trump’s visit, according ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire ... at an airplane hanger in Santa Monica during Trump’s visit, according to ...

President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles. It's the first trip of his second term. Trump has frequently blended politics and disasters,

President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North ... California congressional members, including Democrats, to hold a roundtable at an airplane hangar in Santa Monica during ...

The president cited the disasters during his inauguration speech Monday as examples of an insufficient federal response to communities in need.

President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North ... California congressional members, including Democrats, to hold a roundtable at an airplane hanger in Santa Monica during ...

President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering "getting rid of" the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation's central organization for responding to disasters.

After weeks of dealing with fires, Southern California will soon have to brace for possible weekend storms and potential mudslides.

With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.