Mayor Karen Bass just stands there in silence as reporters ask her if she regrets cutting the fire department budget or being in Africa while the fires destroyed her community.
never seen anything like this.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced scorching criticism as it was revealed she cut the city’s Fire Department budget by $17.6 million ahead of this week’s devastating fires – and was traveling thousands of miles away in Ghana when the flames broke out. The budget cut was the second largest in Bass’ 2024-25 fiscal budget, city figures show – and it wasn’t even the gutting she wanted. Her budget cuts resurfaced as the LAFD issued a rare plea asking off-duty firefighters to join the battle against three massive wildfires burning across the city, which were kicked up Tuesday by 100 mph Santa Ana winds and have proceeded to grow by the hour. As the flames kicked up Tuesday and exploded overnight into Wednesday, Bass was 7,400 miles away in Ghana, where she was celebrating the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama. “Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is on a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa as part of a Biden administration presidential delegation WHILE HER CITY IS BURNING TO THE GROUND,” wrote America First Works president Ashley Hayek on X. Bass finally returned to Los Angeles Wednesday, where she met with California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the torched rubble as flames still burned uncontained across the city. As her plane touched down, Bass refused to respond when a Sky News reporter asked if she regretted cutting the Fire Department budget, traveling to Ghana, or whether she had any words of apology to the citizens of Los Angeles.
“Madame Mayor, have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today who are dealing with this disaster?” reporter David Blevins, standing feet away, repeatedly asked Bass as she looked blankly ahead.
Joe Biden cut off the fire briefing to talk about himself. “My son lives out here and his wife and they got notification yesterday their home was probably burned to the ground. Today it appears it may be still standing but not sure,” Biden said. “The good news is, I’m a great-grandfather as of today!” Biden said. “My eldest granddaughter had a 10 pound four once baby girl – – baby boy.” “So I’ll remember this day for a lot longer,” he said. Naomi Biden (Hunter’s daughter) gave birth in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Even Gavin Newsom was appalled by Biden’s selfish outburst.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass just stands there in silence on cutting fire dept budget or in Africa