Mayor Karen Bass Embarrasses Herself Further in Latest Presser on LA Fires

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been besieged on all fronts. She doesn’t have many friends now, partially because wildfires ravaged the county, and she was AWOL when they began. Ms. Bass was in Ghana when the fires broke out, attending the inauguration of that country’s next president. 

 

She got back home yesterday, confronted by a press corps who asked if she owed residents an apology for being absent during this crisis and whether it was a good idea to cut nearly $20 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department despite memos written showing that such an action could be detrimental toward responding to natural disasters. Bass opted not to answer.  

She has stumbled through multiple press conferences. On Wednesday, she had this trip-up (via NY Post): 

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