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What Trump told me in our secret Oval Office meeting about the Eaton Fire

Last week, I walked into the Oval Office and did something too few California leaders are willing to do: I sat down with President Donald J. Trump and advocated directly for the people I represent.

There was no press release drafted in advance, or press conferences afterward to score political points. This was just a direct, candid conversation about devastation still overwhelming our communities — 16 months after hurricane-force winds fueled wildfires that tore through LA County and upended thousands of lives in a matter of hours.

While some in this state have made a sport of Trump-bashing — which the California Post’s editorial board called out just a few days ago — I chose a different path. I chose to go to Washington and do my job.

The families in the unincorporated town of Altadena don’t want political theater. They just want results.

As the LA County supervisor representing Altadena, I see up close a community that is a mirror image of our broader American society. More than 40,000 residents call it home — a community of working families, retirees, small business owners, and multi-generational households.

Some are well-resourced and many are not. I represent a lot of households living paycheck to paycheck. Nearly all shared one thing in common before the wildfires: They owned homes that represented stability, security, and a future for their children. For many, it was heartbreakingly gone in a matter of hours.

Now, more than a year later, our disaster recovery data tell a story that should concern every Californian and make every member of Congress uncomfortable in........

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