Posted on 01/08/2025 9:07:40 PM PST by Morgana
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood stone-faced and refused to answer a reporter's question for two full minutes after being out of the country while killer wildfires raged through her city.
Furious Los Angelinos have blasted their mayor for traveling to Ghana while the city burns, despite having ample warning about 'critical' weather conditions in the days before.
Bass flew out to attend the West African country's presidential inauguration on Tuesday, after meteorologists warned that a 'recipe for fire' was on track to strike LA.
The mayor was there to attend the inauguration of the new president and meet with the country's first-ever female vice president.
She was cornered by journalist David Blevins from Sky News at the airport upon her return with an assistant, who both refused to answer his questions.
Bass immediately indicated that she's not going to answer his questions and turned away.
Blevins then asked her a series of questions that she did not respond to.
'Fire chiefs say that they're really stretched to the limit and running out of water, what have you got to say to that? Have you no response to that?'
'Do you owe your citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?'
'Do you regret cutting the fire department by millions of dollars, Madam Mayor? Have you nothing to say today?'
Bass tried to cut the LA Fire Department's budget by some $23million in 2024 but settled for $17.6 million in cuts.
'Elon Musk says that you're utterly incompetent, are you considering your position? Have you absolutely nothing to say to citizens who are dealing with this disaster? No apologies for them?'
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Citizens voted for this dum Bass.
The government you elect is the government you deserve.
~~~Thomas Jefferson.
the morons in CA will blame climate change and turn their anger towards Trump. The stupid mayor and fire chief and all the rest of them will also point to Trump.
Which Dum bass? They all are in this state.
Trump has all ready gone after Newsome.
I saw that. He got right to the point but CA is run by greenie weenies who value a fish, and birds, and lizards, and bugs over human life. This is the result.
“ Citizens voted for this dum Bass.”
I’m not so sure the results were on the up and up.
No. I am sick of that spin! Our leaders do NOT care about wildlife! Think of all the wildlife suffering right now due to horrible management!!!!! Even Native Americans practiced controlled burns and brush clearing! And watering!
Also the smoke is WAY worse for Carbon Dioxide atmosphere levels!
Bass was the ‘next one up’ in the one party supermajority that is California at large and LA has its own corrupt system of politico merry-go-round.
To think the LA machine hopes (hoped) to run Bass for Governor. Yikes.
Coulda had Rick Caruso as mayor but the machine grinds on and over everything.
Next Mayor up likely a Latinx Lesbo … Round and round it goes ….
What an insult. That bich should be tarred and feathered and run out on a rail.
Did she run into any of her relatives while on that trip?
I hear what you’re saying but there are lunatics, many lunatics, that are in these groups, who are fanatics over the animals and they spend a lot of money to buy votes and change policy. the people taking the money, meaning the democrat politicians, dont give a crap about the environment but they say they do bc they’re paid to say that.
I’m sure no bugs, lizards, or birds were hurt in the fires.
A whole box full of vibrators and dildoes are no replacements for fire hydrants. CALIFORNIA IS BURNING!
What an insult. That bich should be tarred and feathered and run out on a rail.
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Tar is Black,
You are suggesting racisim.
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