Trump is heading to North Carolina and California on Friday
Trump takes reporters' questions before heading to NC and CA
President Donald Trump spoke with reporters outside the White House before leaving to visit disaster zones in Asheville, North Carolina, and Los Angeles, California.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were photographed Friday boarding Air Force One for the first time in four years.
Trump and his wife — who was wearing a green jacket and aviator sunglasses — were seen getting onboard the aircraft at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The president is heading to North Carolina to survey damage from Hurricane Helene last September.
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Trump and the first lady board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 24. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
"We're going to North Carolina. It's a horrible thing, the way that's been allowed to fester. And we're going to get it fixed up. Should have been done months ago from the hurricane that took place almost four months ago," Trump told reporters after leaving the White House. "North Carolina has been treated very badly."
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Trump and the first lady are welcomed by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, second right, on arrival to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
"So we're stopping there and we are then going to go to Los Angeles and take a look at a fire that could have been put out if they let the water flow but they didn't let the water flow, and they still haven't for whatever reason. So, I think we're going to have a very interesting time," Trump added.
Trump boards Air Force One as he departs for North Carolina. (Leah Millis/Reuters)
Trump was last photographed stepping off Air Force One on Jan. 20, 2021, while Joe Biden was being sworn in as president that day.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
