Posted on 01/09/2025 3:07:41 PM PST by Morgana
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has shrugged off calls for her to resign over her response to devastating wildfires.
Speaking at a press conference, she said: 'My number one focus and the focus of all of us here is we have to protect lives, save lives and save homes.
'Rest assured, when that is done, when we are safe, when lives have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn't work, and to correct or hold accountable any body, department, individual etc.
When asked if her leadership was effective, she said: 'I just said what I believe is the most important thing for us to do right now. That's going to continued to be my focus.'
Furious residents had blasted Bass for traveling to Ghana while the city burns, despite a warning for 'critical' weather conditions in the days prior.
She addressed the backlash on Thursday, and attempted to quell the growing anger over her trip overseas.
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.
As she returned to The Golden State on Wednesday, she was cornered by journalist David Blevins from Sky News and 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 and looked at the ground aimlessly.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
How dare her job as mayor interfere with her taxpayer-funded global tourism!
‘My number one focus IS GOTTA GIT TO GHANA.’
What’s the mayor of L.A. doing in Ghana, you might ask? The answer is, don’t ask.
She should be in jail.
https://rumble.com/v67is11-the-shocking-history-of-las-marxist-mayor-karen-bass.html
Sounds like she’s the latest in a long line that fall under Melvin Udall’s description of women:
No reason and no accountably.
Her number one priority is preserving her job and to keep feeding at the public trough paid for by taxpayers. Of course it’s California, and the taxpayers keep electing Democrats, so who cares?
Her comments reminds me of something Harris might say.
Karen Bass is certainly NOT working.
She needs to be bulldozed to the side of the road.
Take her to Palisades and let her burn...
Typical liberal POS..deflect blame.
Guess what....who is she kidding...start working on your resume you da.
The first woman and the second African American to be elected Mayor of Los Angeles.
In the State Assembly Bass was elected Speaker, making her the first African American woman to ever lead a state legislative body in the history of the United States.
There she was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
And she can smile and pull out and hold above her head her plastic, laminated Race Card.
No expiration date.
Wow - “my first priority is to save lives” well good for you “then I will figure out whom to assign blame” which doesn’t include yourself, I notice.
She should just resign immediately… she’s making the situation worse by doing NOTHING
She acts like this is the first fire to ever burn LA! What a POS.
Whe the Enemedia interview the various LA residents to tell their sad stories, the first question to be asked is, “Did you vote for Karen Bass?”
When will she realize it’s her fault lives are in danger
Ha ha Nice one!
Why are people mad at her? She didn’t do anything. /sarc/
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.