Donald Trump is convinced the devastating California wildfires will help him turn the traditionally left-wing state Republican.

And it has been rumored that Tesla billionaire and ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk, already charged with cutting government waste during Mr Trump’s new regime, might be drafted in to ‘save’ the state and ‘Make California Great Again’.

Despite its reputation as the most ‘woke‘ state in America, Trump and the Republicans picked up substantial gains in November’s general election. With the exception of coastal cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, large swathes of the California voted for him.

‘This is a state which has the fifth largest economy in the world and it should be thriving. Instead, the liberals have destroyed it with their woke policies. Crime is rising, the streets are filthy, homelessness is everywhere.

The head of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Kristin Crowley and LA Mayor Karen Bass, who was in Ghana when the infernos broke out, have come in for scathing criticism over their apparent lack of preparedness and, it is claimed, for, prioritizing diversity and inclusion over firefighting.

Mr Trump has even frequently referred to the perma-tanned governor as ‘Newscum.’

Gov Newsom has long been considered as a leading Democratic contender to run for president in the 2028 elections. Indeed, many believe he could have done far better in the November election than Vice President Kamala Harris.

And there is an additional element of intrigue as Gov Newsom was formerly married to lawyer and broadcaster Kimberly Guilfoyle. After leaving California, Guilfoyle became a prominent Trump loyalist, is the former fiancée of Trump’s son Don Jr, and was nominated as the new regime’s ambassador to Greece.

California remains enormously wealthy with the largest economy measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of any US state and boasting, on paper, one of the highest standards of living in the country.