Trump May Venture Into Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA — President Donald Trump could be making a visit to the Democrat-heavy Los Angeles area next month.

Citing unnamed administration officials involved in the planning, The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump is planning a mid-March trip to California, with a stop in Los Angeles to attend a Republican National Committee fundraiser.

The trip is also expected to include a visit to the San Diego area so Trump can view the eight, 30-foot-tall border wall prototypes that have been erected in Otay Mesa.

Trump last week lashed out at what he called California officials' "lousy management" and threatened to pull federal immigration agents out of the state.

"They're doing a lousy management job, they have the highest taxes in the nation and they don't know what's happening out there. Frankly it's a disgrace, the sanctuary city situation, the protection of these horrible criminals," Trump said.

The wall prototypes represent the signature promise of Trump's campaign: To build a "big, beautiful wall" along the U.S.-Mexico border.

He has so far been unsuccessful in his attempts to have Mexico pay for the wall, as he had promised, nor has he been able to secure $18 billion for the project from Congress, which would pay for 300 miles of new barriers and the replacement of 400 miles of existing fencing, according to The Post.

City News Service; FEBRUARY 26: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a business session with state governors in the State Dining Room at the White House February 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. The National Governors Association is holding its annual winter meeting this week in Washington. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)