Trump to visit North Carolina, California on trip to disaster zones

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Thursday. Picture: Ben Curtis/AP

US President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.

The Republican president has criticised his predecessor Joe Biden for his administration’s response in North Carolina.