Trump Surveys Wildfire Devastation In California

President Donald Trump has arrived in Chico, California, as he surveys wildfire devastation.
He flew aboard Marine One after landing at Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento.

The presidential motorcade has driven past some scorched fields as well as destroyed homes and burned out cars.

Along the route are some bystanders who are holding Trump signs.

One man was holding a garden rake to which he taped a sign that said: "Our Fault: Really?"

That seems to be a reaction to Trump's first reaction to the fires, when he tweeted last week:

"There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests."

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Trump is in California for a one-day visit and he's also expected to visit with gunfire victims and their families in Southern California.

The president left Washington early in the morning and isn't expected to return to the White House until well past midnight. He plans to get a firsthand look at the devastation from the fires.

At least 71 people have died, and authorities are trying to locate more than 1,000 people, though not all are believed missing.

Story by The Associated Press

President Donald Trump tours Paradise, Calif., with Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, California Gov. Jerry Brown, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and FEMA Administrator Brock Long, right, during a visit to a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)