President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles

While he has expressed support for North Carolina residents, the president has criticized California’s Democratic leaders and threatened to withhold federal aid from the state.

President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Friday in his first trip outside Washington since the start of his second term.

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

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

Conference realignment has created some less-than-ideal travel situations, and the California Golden Bears will make the long weeknight trip to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in the new ...