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Trump targets California water, disaster policies as he prepares to tour LA fire damage

As fire-wrecked Los Angeles braces for a visit by President Donald Trump, many are worrying the mercurial Republican will yank the federal support the city needs to get back on its feet. Former president Joe Biden was quick to pledge whatever was needed to deal with the disaster in the waning days of his administration. But almost as soon as the fires erupted, Trump began sticking the boot in, lashing out at California Governor Gavin Newsom, and resurrecting an earlier hobbyhorse about water supplies. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

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