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Schiff invited on Trump California trip

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24.01.2025

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Trump invited him and California’s other Democratic senator, Alex Padilla, on a visit to California amid the wildfires ravaging in Los Angeles — an offer Schiff said he turned down only because the Senate is voting on high-profile Trump nominees.

“A number of us invited him to come to the state and he reciprocated, inviting us to join him to go to these fire areas,” Schiff said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program.

“Regrettably, Sen. Padilla and I have votes today in the Senate, so we aren’t able to go,” he continued. “But I’m glad he’s going, and I’m glad that he’s going to see the devastation. Because I think, frankly, until you see it and the scope of it — whole neighborhoods gone block after block after block — it’s hard to wrap your head around.”

Shortly afterward, Trump acknowledged the invitation. But he also seemed to be confused over why it was offered, and he emphasized that it didn’t come from him directly, as Schiff........

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