One of President Trump’s top aides said earlier Friday that any wildfire aid would come with strings attached.

The aid would go toward “immediate and long-term recovery work needed to rebuild lives and properties,” according to the letter.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) requested billions of dollars in federal aid to help Los Angeles rebuild after fires destroyed large swaths of California’s largest city. This week, Newsom lobbied for nearly $40 billion worth of funding in a letter to key power players in Washington,

Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area after January's devastating wildfires.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) sent a letter to members of Congress requesting nearly $40 billion in funding to rebuild communities after wildfires devastated the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires, which he said could become the costliest natural disaster in U.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has requested nearly $40 billion in federal disaster relief to help Los Angeles recover from last months devastating wildfires. The request, first reported by The Washington Post,