In California’s deep-red north, voters startled by pace of cuts – but they’re still backing Trump

President remains popular in conservative Shasta county despite plans to cut health, recreation and veteran services

Donald Trump's administration has sought to remake the federal government at a breakneck pace. In far northern California - where he has strong support - people have backed those efforts. But even here, the speed and scale of the president's agenda has been cause for concern.

Officials in Shasta county, a region of 180,000 perhaps best known in recent years for its turbulent far-right politics, recently voted unanimously to send a letter to the federal government expressing concern about how layoffs could affect the nearby Whiskeytown national recreation area, which brings as much as $80m to the local economy each year.