President-Elect Trump said he'll visit Southern California areas affected by the historic wildfires on Friday. The big picture: Trump at a pre-inauguration rally in D.C. on Sunday announcing his visit said he wanted to send his "love to everyone affected" by the Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 27 people.

"We're going to be there very soon. I'm going to go out there on Friday to see it and to get it moving back." Trump's visit to Los Angeles will likely be the first official trip of his second term as president following his inauguration on Monday.

The Los Angeles wildfires were still raging uncontained when the finger-pointing started. The devastation was caused, not by prolonged drought or the Santa Ana winds, according to President-elect Donald Trump and others, but by Democrat politicians whose priorities allowed the fires to spread.

The president-elect, who takes office next week, has reportedly discussed conditioning aid to fire-ravaged California on a debt ceiling increase, and some of his allies say federal assistance should have “strings attached.

Donald Trump responded to the Los Angeles wildfires by attacking California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's water policies.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has sharply criticized California's response to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, on Saturday said he would most likely pay a visit to the area next week after his inauguration.

Wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph in the mountains and 30 to 50 mph on the coasts and valleys are forecast for Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Wednesday. Residents exhausted by days of fire face red flag warnings with the rare "particularly dangerous situation" designation issued for those counties through Wednesday afternoon.

With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.

Trump has said he would turn on “a very large faucet” that could send millions of gallons of water from the Columbia River to Los Angeles.

Trump alleged that Newsom's policies regarding water management and environmental conservation contributed to the ongoing crisis.

States depend on the federal government for disaster relief funding. Donald Trump has said he'd withhold firefighting money from California.

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.