After a tour of areas damaged by the California wildfires, the president sparred with local leaders and blamed them for a wide variety of issues affecting the disaster response.

President Trump is expected to visit the Los Angeles area Friday following the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires that caused extensive damage and destruction, claiming at least 28 lives and leaving neighborhoods leveled in their wake.

President Donald Trump, who has criticized state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water-management policies that he says contributed to the region’s deadly wildfires, arrived in Los Angeles Friday.