Trump in the heart of resistance in California

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTed Cruz hits the New York Times for a "staggering" correction of the Kavanaugh report. A member of the US military service was killed in Afghanistan. The Pro-Trump website has changed the portrait of the British reality star to show it wearing the Trump PLUS hat Tuesday will start Tuesday two days of fundraising in California, a state that has emerged as the heart of resistance to his government's policy.

Trump is in the Golden State to raise money for his bid for reelection.

He will hold fundraisers in Palo Alto and Los Angeles on Tuesday, and other donor events are scheduled for Wednesday in Los Angeles and San Diego.

The swing of the west coast is unusual for the president, deeply unpopular in much of California. Democratic candidate Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham The Economic Approval of TrumpTump Affected the States of the Battlefield: Poll C's As Well as Democrats Will Watch For Trump's Re-Election The Hill's Morning Report – Trump Presents His Tour 2020 in New Mexico MORE beat Trump in California by more than 4 million votes, while beating him near the national popular vote of nearly 3 million.

The president's visit will certainly provoke protests among the inhabitants. Talks on who could participate in the President's fundraising were the subject of a mini-controversy earlier this month, when actress Debra Messing said the list of Trump event attendees should be published.

Messing reinstated these comments after being criticized by other people in Hollywood, who had hinted that she was referring to the black list of Trump participants.

Trump does not seem to hold California in high esteem and often sees it as a bastion of crime, sordid and liberal policies to be feared.

However, Trump's allies and Republican strategists see the goal of going on a trip to the West as a goal that goes beyond cash.

They believe that Trump's visit can help Republicans reclaim lost House seats in 2018.

"There is an advantage in opposing Republican leadership to Democratic leadership, but it is also an opportunity for us to train and organize ourselves in key areas to help us recover some of the seats we have lost. little in 2018, "said Rick Gorka. , spokesperson for the Republican National Committee (RNC).

It remains to be seen if Trump can really help his party in California. Republicans lost six seats in the House for the benefit of Democrats in 2018 during a mid-term election, motivated by dissatisfaction with suburban voters with Trump.

In Orange County, where former Presidents Nixon and Reagan have roots, the number of registered Democrats surpassed the number of registered Republicans in August.

Anger against the president who feeds the Democrats often seems to have the most energy on the west coast.

California has sued the Trump administration 59 times in total starting on Monday, filing or joining lawsuits against the travel ban, the degradation of environmental standards and various immigration rules.

"We do not wake up to fight, but when the administration threatens California's citizens, values ​​and resources, we are ready," said Sarah Lovenheim, Attorney General's spokeswoman. Xavier BecerraThe administration of Xavier BecerraTrump cancels the rules of the Obama era 20 US pursues the administration of Trump on the regime of Flores California leads the states in trial against the regime of public accusations of Trump MOREsaid in a statement to The Hill.

Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin Christopher News Anti-vaccine activists pour red liquid into the Senate Chamber of the CA: California lawmakers pass bill banning private jails and some ICE detention centers California lawmakers say report adopt a bill banning the use of wild and exotic animals in circuses MORE (D) signed a bill earlier this year that would require Trump to release his tax returns to be on the state's main ballot in 2020, an initiative that sparked court challenges.

And the state has positioned itself as a liberal lighthouse, with municipalities implementing "sanctuary city" policies to protect immigrants and the state adopting its own environmental standards contrary to the law. Trump administration.

Trump rarely visited California during his tenure. He insisted that his border wall be in San Diego and Calexico, and he visited the damage caused by forest fires last year. Earlier this year, he organized a fundraiser in Beverly Hills and stopped playing golf at his Rancho Palos Verdes club.

Trump has often quarreled with California authorities while he viewed the state as a political flagship.

The president has threatened to suspend funding for the Federal Agency for Emergency Management for the State following historic forest fires, arguing that officials had to first improve the practices forest management.

Last year, Trump disputed with Oakland Mayor, Libby Schaaf, accusing him of obstructing justice by warning residents of an imminent raid on immigration.

At recent congressional rallies and conferences, Trump has accused Democrats of the deterioration of the downtown area. He cited Los Angeles and San Francisco as examples of declining metropolitan areas because of his political opponents.

Even more recently, he intervened in Los Angeles to tackle the homelessness crisis in the city.

"Look what's going on," Trump told a House GOP retreat last week. "And we will have to intervene and act, because we can not allow this to happen in our big cities. Los Angeles is a big city. We can not allow it. "

The Governor's Office and the Los Angeles Mayor's Office did not respond to requests for comment on whether they had been in contact with the White House prior to Trump's visit regarding specific efforts focused on the free -abrisme.

The White House declined to comment on the president's activities beyond his public timetable. Trump should not announce any homelessness initiative, although the Washington Post reported that the secretary of housing and urban development Ben CarsonBenjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonHUD's watchdog finds no misconduct on the part of Carson in the furniture controversy: The Hill's Report Morning Report – Trump Eliminates Bolton; GOP expires after NC On The Money victory: Senate spending talks derail | Trump officials pledge to reform Fannie and Freddie if Congress does not | The majority of polls see the recession in action MORE can travel to California this week to deepen his plans for government action.

The Washington Post announced last week that the Trump government was planning to redevelop government facilities to house the homeless in Los Angeles or demolish existing tented camps.

Gorka, the RNC spokesman, said Trump's homelessness efforts were a political winner for the president.

"What you see is a president who is telling the truth about what is really happening on their streets," he said. "I think it's encouraging to see someone who really wants to talk about the problem and who does not fear the problem."

Eric Schickler, co-director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, said homeless advocates would likely support a more constructive role for the federal government in solving the problem, but that there is a mistrust towards the Trump administration. put forward significant policies because of his past rhetoric about the state.

He also said that money probably motivates Trump's trip more than anything.

"I think he would have a lot of money on the table if he had not come to California. I think it's probably the first motivation, "he said. "At the same time, Trump certainly likes to choose his enemies, and California has become a sort of foil for him, partly by his own choice."