President Donald Trump’s first trip since returning to the White House will take him to Asheville, North Carolina and the Los Angeles area in California, communities where he has loudly criticized the federal response to recent natural disasters.

FEMA administrators warned on Sunday that some hurricane victims may soon lose access to their temporary housing.

The federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina in September 2024. In both instances, President Joe Biden declared disasters and later increased the percentage of costs the federal government would absorb for emergency work to 100%.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes across Los Angeles and Southern California. Many residents are now faced with how to move forward. Federal, state, and local agencies, along with various organizations, are actively assisting those affected by the wildfires.

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President Donald Trump will travel to Los Angeles on Friday to survey the damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires.

A volunteer who has been in Los Angeles since the beginning of this week said the fires have impacted everyone, regardless of their demographics.

Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based nonprofit specializing in disaster relief, is on the ground in LA County distributing meals to victims, volunteers, firefighters and other first responders. Mercy Chefs also continues to serve meals in western North Carolina since the region was devastated by Hurricane Helene in late September.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will visit Nevada soon as part of the first U.S. trip of his new term in office.

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles carry a warning for western North Carolina: It could be next. Ironically, it’s a hurricane that has raised the fire risk. Hurricane Helene toppled trees over 820,000 acres of forest in western North Carolina in September. Now that debris could dry into kindling.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Las Vegas at the end of a trip he will be making to North Carolina, then California, he told reporters.