Trump dominates Democrats in California

Published January 29, 2025 12:00am ET



If you want to know why 56% of voters view the Democratic Party unfavorably while President Donald Trump is enjoying record-high approval ratings, just watch the video of the meeting Trump had with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) after he met with property owners whose homes were destroyed in the Palisades Fire.

Surrounded by the press and irate residents already frustrated by delays, Trump pressed Bass to make sure the recovery would begin swiftly. “I don’t want to be the only one to give permits like Day One and then find out that the cities, the towns, and the state are not going to give you permits because, you know the problem with permits, it only takes one.”

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