U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has sharply criticized California's response to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, on Saturday said he would most likely pay a visit to the area next week after his inauguration.

President-elect Trump attacked Governor Gavin Newsom while catastrophic fires still rage across Los Angeles, going so far as to say, "he is to blame for this!" The post ‘A True Disaster!’ Trump Attacks California Governor Gavin Newsom While Los Angeles Still Burns: ‘He is the Blame for This’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph in the mountains and 30 to 50 mph on the coasts and valleys are forecast for Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Wednesday. Residents exhausted by days of fire face red flag warnings with the rare "particularly dangerous situation" designation issued for those counties through Wednesday afternoon.

Wind-whipped wildfires have burned down over 40,000 acres of land, destroying over 12,000 structures across Southern California.

The Los Angeles wildfires were still raging uncontained when the finger-pointing started. The devastation was caused, not by prolonged drought or the Santa Ana winds, according to President-elect Donald Trump and others, but by Democrat politicians whose priorities allowed the fires to spread.

Donald Trump responded to the Los Angeles wildfires by attacking California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's water policies.

With a visit to the L.A. area, Trump could fulfill one of the unwritten rules of being a president: showing compassion for families who have lost everything.

Trump has said he would turn on “a very large faucet” that could send millions of gallons of water from the Columbia River to Los Angeles.

Trump alleged that Newsom's policies regarding water management and environmental conservation contributed to the ongoing crisis.

States depend on the federal government for disaster relief funding. Donald Trump has said he'd withhold firefighting money from California.

As fires spread across Southern California, Trump urged Newsom to send in water from Northern California despite some experts saying water supply is not the problem.

The fire-ravaged city is preparing for elevated bushfire risk, with powerful winds set to return. Follow live.