ASHEVILLE >> 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.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina/WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former top health official who has faced threats since leading the country’s COVID-19 response, should hire his own security,

He will be in the western part of the state to survey damage and get a firsthand look at the progress being made from Hurricane Helene recovery.

President Donald Trump on Friday is visiting North Carolina — a state he said “has been abandoned by the Democrats” as it rebuilds from Hurricane Helene’s flooding — with questions about disaster relief taking center stage in his first days back in office.

( NewsNation) — President Donald Trump kicked off his first cross-country tour of his second term Friday, visiting disaster areas in North Carolina and California before heading to Nevada on Saturday for a rally.

The visit will focus on assessing the ongoing recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

President Trump is embarking on the first trip of his second term to view parts of North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene before going to Los Angeles to see areas burned by the recent wildfires there.

It’s his first visit to North Carolina since taking office and second visit to the Asheville area since Helene hit.

President Trump is set to deliver remarks in hurricane-hit western North Carolina on Friday, after ripping the Biden administration’s handling of the disaster throughout the final stretch of his

He has sharply criticized President Joe Biden's administration for its handling of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, and he's suggested withholding money from California unless it changes water policies.

President Donald Trump is making the first visit of his second term to North Carolina on Friday.He arrived at the Asheville Regional Airport around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, greeted by Governor Josh Stein,

The visit will focus on assessing the ongoing recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.