In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials

President Trump repeated falsehoods about California’s firefighting efforts on Friday and blamed Democratic officials for a wide variety of issues affecting the response to wildfires as he toured areas of Los Angeles damaged by the disaster.

In a meeting with state leaders in Pacific Palisades, a community that was heavily damaged by fire, Mr. Trump opened his remarks in a local firehouse with praise of the firefighters he met during the tour. “Your fire department was so beautiful” and “in perfect physical shape,” he said.