President Donald Trump (C) walks with Paradise Mayor Jody Jones (2nd R), Governor of California Jerry Brown (2nd L), Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long (R), and Lieutenant Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, as they view damage from wildfires in Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump visited Northern California on Nov. 17 to observe the damage caused by historic wildfires that have swept through parts of the state.
He commended first responders for countering the catastrophe and said the federal government will work with local authorities to improve forest management to prevent similar disasters from occurring in the future.
