Trump to visit disaster zones in North Carolina, California on first trip of second term

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he signs an executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP)
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  • The president is also heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power.
The president is also heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.