“As Trump returns east today, he’s got to be pretty satisfied with how the first official trip of his new term went,” Politico reports.
“The lovefest between Trump and his political enemies representing fire-scarred Los Angeles shows he’s capable of making nice, a key presidential skill — and shows where he might be trying to make more inroads among California’s deep-blue coastal elite.
”Said Trump: “I’m going to give you everything you want. I’m going to give you more than any president would have ever given you.”
Playbook: “It was a complete 180 from his attacks on California over the past two weeks, which hit on everything from water supplies to forest-management practices to immigration and insurance to Hollywood’s job market. He hit on those themes yesterday, too — but with nearly as much generosity as gloating.”