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".

President-Elect Trump said he'll visit Southern California areas affected by the historic wildfires on Friday. The big picture: Trump at a pre-inauguration rally in D.C. on Sunday announcing his visit said he wanted to send his "love to everyone affected" by the Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 27 people.

A recent rule change could cause a spike in insurance premium for homeowners across California, as the costs of the Los Angeles area wildfires are passed onto them in a way that was not allowed in the past.

California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire.

An insurance pool created by officials in California to help residents in wildfire-prone areas could frustrate victims of the L.A. wildfire.