"Cynical speculation"..."he could not care less about a state that despises him like no other"

[Miles Archer]

4. That's political correctness and diplomacy at its worst, a "disclaimer" that had to be said.

No, there is no "cynical speculation" about it.

As others have written, Trump's "loyalty" or "compassion" extends only as far as what he's going to get in return.

By the way, Peggy, my good friend, unofficial "older brother" and mentor in California told my yesterday that his sister lost her home, and everything in it, to the current wildfires.

I left California at the end of 2012...I was "priced out of existence"...but after having lived 4 decades of my life in the state, a big part of me will always be Californian.