Jan. 8, 1:25 p.m. PST The Palisades Fire in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades—an affluent coastal neighborhood—exploded to 15,832 acres, according to Cal Fire, making it the largest fire of the four burning in Los Angeles County as of Wednesday afternoon.

The remarks come over a week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump to visit the state and meet the victims impacted by the wildfires.

It's a little bit more appropriate, I suspect." California Governor Gavin Newsom last week invited Trump to visit the area, saying people should not "politicize human tragedy or spread disinformation from the sidelines".