Trump visits disaster-hit North Carolina, Los Angeles
President Donald Trump visited disaster-hit western North Carolina today and was traveling later to Los Angeles, promising help while stoking partisan tensions with Democratic rivals over recovery efforts.












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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcomed by North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, as they arrive to assess recovery efforts and tour areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, at Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, on Jan. 24.REUTERS
Residents display signs calling for help to extend government vouchers for people displaced by Hurricane Helene who face eviction from their temporary housing, as a vehicle in visiting President Donald Trump's motorcade drives past in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Jan. 24.REUTERS
President Donald Trump speaks as he tours areas devastated by Hurricane Helene to assess recovery efforts in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Jan. 24.REUTERS
President Donald Trump greets a youngster as he arrives to assess recovery efforts and tour areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, at Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, Jan. 24.REUTERS
President Donald Trump interacts with people affected by Hurricane Helene, as Trump tours areas devastated by the hurricane to assess recovery efforts in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Jan. 24.REUTERS
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One as they depart for California, at Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, Jan. 24.