President Donald Trump gave Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a signed copy of the Bible following a Wednesday Oval Office meeting to discuss Palisades wildfire recovery.

The Los Angeles Timesreported that Bass and GOP Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger met with Trump for half an hour, giving him an update on the recovery effort and requesting federal funds.

“This afternoon we met with President Trump and Administration officials to advocate for families who lost everything,” they said in a joint statement. “We had a very positive discussion about FEMA and other rebuilding funds as well as the support of the President to continue joining us inpressuring the insurance companiesto pay what they owe — and for the big banks to step up to ease the financial pressure on L.A. families.”

— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA)April 23, 2026

Bass told the Los Angeles Times that the president appeared receptive to their request for $16 billion in federal funding for the city and county, which suffered devastating wildfires, both in Pacific Palisades along the coast as well as inland in Altadena, in the northeast part of Los Angeles County, in early January 2025, shortly before Trump took office.

Fox Newsreported that the January 2025 L.A. wildfires scorched more than 37,700 acres and destroyed over 16,200 structures.

Barger, who is the only Republican on the five-seatL.A. County Board of Supervisors, told CNN after the meeting, “I wish every American could meet our President one on one and they’d understand the love he has for our country and the commitment he has to addressing issues across the board. He could not have been more gracious.”

She added that Trump asked good, hard questions, indicating that he had been kept up to date on what is happening in the recovery efforts. Trump has been critical ofBass’s leadershipin the past, calling her “incompetent” earlier this year.

Asked by CNN about the reported “swag” that the president gave them, Barger said, “He gave me hats and a signed Bible, and I will cherish them.”

She confirmed that Bass also received a signed copy of theBible.

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