FOX NEWS -- Gov. Gavin Newsom thanked President Donald Trump on Friday for coming to Southern California to tour the devastation left by the fires this month, marking their first face off since starting an ongoing online feud over the wildfire damage.

Trump traveled to Southern California on Friday to scope out damage from the recent wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres and more than 10,000 structures in the Los Angeles area, and claimed the lives of nearly 30 people.

Newsom was seen waiting on the tarmac for Trump before he exited Air Force One. The two shook hands, and Trump appeared to tug on his arm - a power move he has been known to pull on world leaders.

"Thank you first for being here. It makes a great deal to all of us," Newsom told Trump after they met on the tarmac of LAX in Los Angeles just after 3 p.m. local time. "We’re going to need your support, we’re going to need your help." 

Trump said he believed he appreciated Newsom coming out to greet him after he arrived, adding "I think you’re going to see some very good progress" on the fire recovery.

"We want to get the problem fixed," Trump said. "It’s like you got hit by a bomb."

Making reference to some of the blame he had placed on Newsom and other California Democrats for not being properly prepared to handle the fires, he added, "We’ll get it permanently fixed so it can’t happen again."