Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing mounting backlash over her response to the wildfires that have torn through her city, raising questions about her own political future as the region continues to struggle to contain the fires.



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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces mounting backlash over wildfire response

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday deflected questions about her controversial overseas trip to Ghana as newly unearthed photos show her at a cocktail party when the first fire in Los Angeles began to spread.

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Bass deflects questions about Ghana trip as newly surfaced pics show LA mayor at cocktail party while Palisades flames first erupted

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing mounting backlash over her response to the wildfires that have torn through her city, raising questions about her own political future as the region continues to struggle to contain the fires. Critics point to Bass’s decision to travel out of the country ahead of the wildfires after…

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“Karen Bass may have been born and raised in Los Angeles, but her fire-ravaged hometown has become newly hostile territory,” Politico reports. “Never in her decades-long political career has the Los Angeles mayor been the subject of such intense public scrutiny, from her anxious and grieving constituents all the way up to the incoming president.”

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How Karen Bass Lost Control of the Wildfire Narrative

Bass is the poster child for how not to handle a disaster.

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Fires likely to incinerate the career of Karen Bass

California wildfires: LA mayor under sharp criticism

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"The Young Turks" host Cenk Uygur declared Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a "goner" after being on vacation as wildfires started.

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Newsom, Karen Bass Are Utterly Lying, Making Excuses

Former “SportsCenter” anchor Jemele Hill was mocked online after she tried to defend Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ failures by bashing the Kardashians. Bass has been heavily criticized over the failures that led to the historically disastrous wildfire catastrophe in Southern California. Hill tried to exonerate the Democratic mayor by cherry-picking criticism from Khloé Kardashian.... The post Jemele Hill tries and fails to defend Mayor Karen Bas…

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Jemele Hill tries and fails to defend Mayor Karen Bass on wildfire catastrophe by bashing Kardashians

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been facing criticism over her response to the wildfires in southern California as she travelled to Ghana when the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires broke out on Tuesday

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'She failed leadership test': Pressure mounts on LA mayor over fires response as toll rises to 25

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Justine Bateman DROPS Staffer for Trying to DELETE Pics of Karen Bass Attending Party While L.A. BURNED

Michel Valentine, who claims it took fire crews a staggering 45 minutes to drop water after the Palisades Fire first broke out last week, said there is now "no way" he could trust LA Mayor Karen Bass.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces mounting backlash over wildfire response

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