{"id":2388110,"date":"2025-01-08T21:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-mayor-bass-stares-wordlessly-at-reporter-when-cornered-about-wildfires-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T02:35:17","slug":"la-mayor-bass-stares-wordlessly-at-reporter-when-cornered-about-wildfires-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-mayor-bass-stares-wordlessly-at-reporter-when-cornered-about-wildfires-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Mayor Bass stares wordlessly at reporter when cornered about wildfires &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fla-mayor-bass-stares-wordlessly-at-reporter-when-cornered-about-wildfires-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los angeles Mayor \u2062Karen \u200dBass found herself at a loss for words when confronted\u2064 by reporter David Blevins from Sky\u2063 news regarding\u2064 the severe\u200c wildfires devastating Southern california. The encounter took place as Bass returned from a trip to Ghana, where she was attending the inauguration of President John Dramani \u2063Mahama. During a brief, 90-second\u2063 exchange, Blevins pressed her with questions \u200brelated to the ongoing \u2064crisis,\u2064 but Bass appeared\u2064 speechless and did not \u200drespond\u200b to his inquiries about the destruction caused by the fires.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">LA Mayor Bass stares wordlessly at reporter when cornered about wildfires<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Los Angeles\">Los Angeles<\/a> Mayor Karen Bass was speechless over questions about the deadly Southern California fires after being cornered by a reporter during her trip back from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Africa\">Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Reporter David Blevins from Sky News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/skydavidblevins\/status\/1877140611439939869?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">approached Bass<\/a> as she was coming off her plane on her way back from a visit to Ghana, where she was celebrating the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama. In a 90-second exchange, Bass stared blankly as Blevins peppered her with questions about what have become the most destructive fires in Los Angeles history, offering no answers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2748826&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=933306b8b6a90657df1c1915827f31b9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? Do you regret cutting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-plan-to-slash-police-and-fire-department-budgets-to-pay-for-migrant-crisis-clears-first-hurdle\/\" title=\"Denver&#039;s proposal to reduce police and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-massive-explosion-in-downtown-nashville-on-christmas-morning-possible-car-bomb-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Massive Explosion in Downtown Nashville on Christmas Morning, Possible Car Bomb (VIDEO)\">fire department<\/a> budgets to address the migrant crisis moves forward&#8221;>fire department budget<\/a> by millions of dollars madame mayor?&rdquo; Blevins asked to no response.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you nothing to say today? Have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today?&rdquo; he continued, offering a pause for a response to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>Blevins asked 10 questions in total, but not one was answered. He presented her with Tesla CEO Elon Musk&rsquo;s comments, in which he called her &ldquo;utterly incompetent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you considering your position?&rdquo; Blevins asked, again to no response.<\/p>\n<p>Bass eventually walked away with an assistant. The interaction went viral, with viewers equally praising the journalist&rsquo;s work and excoriating Bass.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the most damning video of a politician being questioned during a disaster that I&rsquo;ve ever seen,&rdquo; conservative activist Robby Starbuck <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1877123426738978882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bass&rsquo;s absence during the fires and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-and-saudi-arabia-make-shocking-simultaneous-announcement-we-could-soon-see-the-effect-here\/\" title=\"Russia and Saudi Arabia&#039;s simultaneous announcement could soon impact us.\">previous cuts<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fire department earned<\/a> her scorching criticism from Los Angeles residents, even within her own party.<\/p>\n<p>City figures reveal that Bass instituted sweeping budget cuts for the fire department in the city&rsquo;s 2025 fiscal budget. Her original proposal advocated cutting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-los-angeles-earthquake-shakes-espn-studio-forces-host-to-take-things-into-her-own-hands\/\" title=\"Watch: Los Angeles Earthquake Shakes ESPN Studio, Forces Host to Take Things Into Her Own Hands\">fire department&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s budget by $23 million, with the final cut being $17.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Five people have been reported dead while tens of thousands more have been evacuated. Over 1,000 structures have been lit ablaze. Old infrastructure was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3279889\/former-los-angeles-water-commissioner-mismanagement-low-hydrant-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blamed\">blamed<\/a> for some areas quickly running out of water, leaving firefighters powerless to stop the inferno.<\/p>\n<p>Bass finally gave a press conference shortly after 5 p.m. local time, praising the work of firefighters and warning that more evacuation orders could be forthcoming. She urged residents to conserve water, as firefighters needed all they could get.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This firestorm is the big one in magnitude,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Hurricane-force winds are usually accompanied by rainstorms, but these are hurricane-force winds that are combined with extremely dry, drought conditions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bass reported that the Palisades Fire grew from 10 acres to 200 acres in just 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1930757\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930757\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA Mayor Bass silent when pressed about wildfires by reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2388111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MixCollage-08-Jan-2025-08-59-PM-6969.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10115,48181,23907],"class_list":["post-2388110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bass","tag-la-mayor","tag-wildfires"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MixCollage-08-Jan-2025-08-59-PM-6969.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388114,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388110\/revisions\/2388114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}