President Trump lands in Los Angeles for SoCal visit and fundraiser

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 382 words · By Daniel Farr

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Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

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Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google President Donald Trump touched down in unfamiliar territory Tuesday, landing at LAX ahead of a fundraiser at his luxury SoCal golf course.

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local time in Los Angeles, getting off the new Air Force One plane and boarding Marine One.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “getting off the new Air Force One plane and boarding Marine One”

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Both Yahoo News and the YouTube report specifically state that President Trump landed via Air Force One and then took off on Marine One.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump Organization's Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One after the U.S. presidential plane, Air Force One, is an aircraft owned and operated by Donald Trump. The nickname gained use during Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Force_One

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Claim 2: “Trump will attend a roundtable and fundraising dinner before departing for Nevada on Wednesday.”

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Two independent sources confirm the itinerary: attending a roundtable and fundraising dinner before departing for Nevada/Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2026, the second year of his second presidency as the 47th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_mad…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trumpism is the political ideology behind Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his political base. It is often used in close conjunction with the Make America Great Agai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism

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Claim 3: “California Gov. Gavin Newsom... has been one of Trump’s most vocal critics”

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Multiple sources confirm Governor Gavin Newsom has been a vocal critic of Donald Trump, citing specific instances regarding National Guard deployment and general political disagreements.

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web search NEUTRAL — California Governor Gavin Newsom has publicly criticized President Donald Trump for his decision to deploy 2,000 National Guard members over the weekend to monitor the ongoing protests in Los Angeles.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/newsom-says-californi…

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web search NEUTRAL — California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticised Donald Trump calling him "the most unpopular president in American history".California Governor Gavin Newsom warns of a democracy in peril under Preside…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/governor-newsom

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web search NEUTRAL — Since the video gained public attention, California Governor Gavin Newsom has criticized Trump by posting photos—both real and edited—showing the president eating, hanging out with Epstein, or depicte…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-host-slams-trump-for-quiet…

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Claim 4: ““President Trump will visit California on Tuesday to tout his wins for the people of the Golden State despite failed Democrat leadership: the largest middle-class tax cut ever, the most secure border in American history, and a plummeting crime rate,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told The California Post.”

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The specific quote from White House spokesperson Olivia Wales regarding the visit to tout tax cuts, border security, and crime rates is found in multiple search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON, August 3 (RIA Novosti) - US President Donald Trump is expected to visit California on Tuesday to highlight his administration's achievements, including a lower crime rate and strengthened …
https://www.nampa.org/text/22982886

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web search NEUTRAL — "President Trump will visit California on Tuesday to tout his wins for the people of the Golden State despite failed Democrat leadership: the largest middle-class tax cut ever, the most secure border …
https://www.foxla.com/news/trump-southern-california-visit-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada this week to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy.
https://abc30.com/post/trump-is-making-rare-western-trip-tal…

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Claim 5: ““Donald Trump is coming to Los Angeles County to raise money while wildfire survivors are still waiting for the federal recovery funding he promised 18 months ago,” Newsom’s office said in a statement.”

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While sources confirm Newsom criticized the trip, the specific quote regarding wildfire survivors waiting for funding promised 18 months ago is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom trolled President Donald Trump ahead of his Tuesday trip to California. Trump will be traveling to Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon to participate in a Republican National Committee (RNC)…
https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/08/gavin-newsom-trolls-trum…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump’s visit to California this week, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s childish response, elicited reactions from the Republican Study Committee’s California Members. Governor Newsom’s response …
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/republican-study-committee-sl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Finally, we look at where Newsom took the argument after losing it at home, and why his pivot toward a federal wealth tax makes this a story that extends well beyond California's borders.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxcNF0VTEA

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Claim 6: “The helicopter will take Trump from LAX to Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes for a Republican National Committee fundraiser.”

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Multiple sources confirm Trump visited his golf club in Rancho Palos Verdes for an RNC fundraising event on Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's handling of United States government records, especially those containing classified information, during his tenure as the 45th U.S. president has come under scrutiny. A number of incid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump's_disclosures_of_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party, sought re-election in the 2020 United States presidential election. He was inaugurated as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, and filed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2020_presidential…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. foreign policy during the first presidency of Donald Trump was noted for its unpredictability and reneging on prior international commitments, upending diplomatic conventions, embracing political…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_first_Tr…

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Claim 7: “Trump was wheels down around 4:40 p.m. local time in Los Angeles”

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While multiple sources confirm he landed at LAX on Tuesday, the specific time of 4:40 p.m. is not explicitly corroborated across the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was the 45th and is the 47th president of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_third_term_propos…

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Claim 8: “Trump’s last official visit to California came in January 2025, when he toured areas devastated by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm or deny the specific date and purpose of the last official visit in January 2025.

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Claim 9: “President Donald Trump touched down in unfamiliar territory Tuesday, landing at LAX”

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Multiple independent sources, including Yahoo News and a YouTube news report, confirm that President Trump landed at LAX on Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many protests against Donald Trump took place during his first presidential campaign in 2016 (beginning in 2015), to his first presidency (from 2017 through 2021), to his third presidential campaign i…
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