President Donald Trump, who has criticized state and local leaders over what he calls faulty water-management policies that he says contributed to the region’s deadly wildfires — suggesting federal aid should be withheld until changes are made — arrived in Los Angeles Friday to get a firsthand look at the destruction.

Speaking to reporters Friday morning at the White House before departing for hurricane-ravaged parts of North Carolina, then on to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, PresidentTrump again repeated his assertions that California is somehow diverting water away from the L.