Governor Gavin Newsom is traveling to Washington D.C. to request federal disaster relief funding for California's recent wildfires. Despite tensions with the Trump administration, Newsom aims to secure financial support for recovery efforts.
Governor Gavin Newsom is heading to the White House on Wednesday to ask President Donald Trump for federal money to address California ’s wildfires, after state legislators passed $50 million to fund anti-Trump measures.The spending came out of a special legislative session called by Newsom himself.
Newsom’s office said Tuesday the governor had left for Washington, D.C., where he is expected to meet Wednesday with members of President Donald Trump’s administration and members of Congress. Politico reported he will also meet with Trump, but a spokesperson for Newsom declined to confirm, saying his schedule had not been finalized.
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