'Trump-Pence Must Go': Trump Visits California, Where He Is Wildly Unpopular, To Raise Money

Chris Woodyard of USA TODAY wrote:

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump returned Friday to one of the most hostile political territories for him in the U.S. — California.

After a stop at the U.S. border with Mexico in Calexico, California, Trump arrived in Los Angeles to attend a fundraiser in a state where his job-approval ratings have been dismal and his past visits have been met by protesters. This time around, a few protesters held up a sign saying "Trump-Pence must go" as the president's motorcade drove nearby on Sunset Boulevard on the way to a Beverly Hills mansion.

Trump was also expected to make an unannounced side trip to the coastal city of Rancho Palos Verdes for a dinner at his Trump golf course overlooking the Pacific Ocean with a group that included members of the City Council, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Trump hasn't been shy at hurling jabs — during his visits or year-round, really, from his Twitter account — at California's Democratic leaders and their policies. This time was no exception. During his border visit, he complained that California's political leaders are whiners.

"I’m talking about the politicians in California. They complain,” Trump was quoted as saying by CNN in Calexico, California, pointing to the state's recent wildfires that claimed thousands of homes as an example.

He went on to say, "When their forests go up (in flames), they complain. They gotta take care of their forests a lot better. "