During a winter weather-related press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 22, Gov. Josh Stein told reporters that his office had just learned about the presidential visit.
President Donald Trump is expected to visit western North Carolina Friday four days after he was sworn into office.
The president raised the possibility of withholding aid to California unless the state changes its water policy.
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum to submit a plan to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a day before he is due to visit the state.
Buncombe County officials are warning of "significant traffic impacts" coming to the Asheville-area Jan. 24, ahead of President Donald Trump's visit.
The memorandum directs the Department of the Interior to promote and pursue federal recognition of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe and submit a plan within 90 days.
Governor Josh Stein confirmed the president's trip during his winter weather briefing Tuesday afternoon. He called it "very good news.”
Climate issues are taking center stage in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene wreaked catastrophic damage in western North Carolina at the end of last September.
President Donald Trump took his oath of office Monday saying that Western North Carolinians were “treated so badly” after Helene. Now he plans to visit the state in one of his first official trips.
President Donald Trump on Friday is set to visit the state, where some worry a new law will impede efforts to better prepare for the next storm.