California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Saturday urged President-elect Donald Trump to accept his invitation to visit Los Angeles as wildfires continue to wreak havoc on the city.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democrat) on Saturday called on President-elect Donald Trump to accept his invitation to visit Los Angeles as wildfires continue to wreak havoc on the city.

“He’s an incoming American president,” said Newsom, who invited Trump to visit California on Friday, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.

“I would expect any leader of the free world, the most powerful person in the United States of America, to respect the pleas of 40 million Americans that happen to live in the state of California ... to be here for the American people at a time of emergency and a time of recovery.”

In his letter to Trump, Newsom invited the president-elect to “see the devastation firsthand” in a visit where he could thank first responders who are “putting their lives on the line” amid the fires, which have

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