{"id":2469761,"date":"2025-08-01T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-checks-dem-la-mayor-with-brutal-truth-after-she-takes-victory-lap-over-troops-leaving-city-youre-welcome\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:47:05","slug":"hegseth-checks-dem-la-mayor-with-brutal-truth-after-she-takes-victory-lap-over-troops-leaving-city-youre-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-checks-dem-la-mayor-with-brutal-truth-after-she-takes-victory-lap-over-troops-leaving-city-youre-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Checks Dem LA Mayor with Brutal Truth After She Takes Victory Lap Over Troops Leaving City: &#8216;You&#8217;re Welcome&#8217;"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fhegseth-checks-dem-la-mayor-with-brutal-truth-after-she-takes-victory-lap-over-troops-leaving-city-youre-welcome%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=2469761&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>The article criticizes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, a Democrat, for describing the withdrawal of over 1,000 national Guard troops from the city as a &#8220;retreat&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. These troops had been deployed by President Donald Trump to control violent protests against Immigration and Customs enforcement agents. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth responded by thanking the troops, stating their mission was prosperous and that they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >helped restore order<\/a>. The article suggests Bass&#8217;s rhetoric is politically motivated and misleading, pointing out that the troop deployment was always planned to last 60 days. It also recalls Bass&#8217;s criticized handling of Southern California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-speaking-to-maui-fire-victims-compares-deadly-wildfires-to-his-small-kitchen-fire\/\" title=\"Biden compares deadly wildfires to his kitchen fire while addressing Maui fire victims.\">wildfires earlier<\/a> in the year. the piece portrays Bass&#8217;s comments as inflammatory and contrasts them with the Pentagon&#8217;s stance appreciating the troops&#8217; role in maintaining peace.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Democrats abandoned political theater and empty-yet-bellicose rhetoric, they would have nothing left.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday on the social media platform X, disgraced Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles, whose callousness and galactic ineptitude made her the face of the city&rsquo;s inadequate response to Southern California&rsquo;s catastrophic January wildfires, used warlike language to celebrate the withdrawal &mdash; she called it &ldquo;retreating&rdquo; &mdash; of more than 1,000 National Guard troops whom President Donald Trump deployed to the city to quell violent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in June.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a three-word reply to Bass: &ldquo;You&rsquo;re welcome Mayor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-07-31\/national-guard-troops-leaving-la\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported that approximately 1,350 National Guard troops would leave the city.<\/p>\n<p>That report followed a July 15 Pentagon announcement that 2,000 such troops would withdraw, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-07-15\/trump-admin-to-send-home-half-of-the-4-000-national-guard-troops-still-deployed-in-l-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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presence, Bass decided to take credit for the latest withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Another win for Los Angeles tonight: 1,000 more troops are retreating. We will continue this pressure until ALL troops are out of L.A.,&rdquo; the disingenuous mayor wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another win for Los Angeles tonight: 1,000 more troops are retreating.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue this pressure until ALL troops are out of L.A.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/spbTtO09TS\">https:\/\/t.co\/spbTtO09TS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA\/status\/1950784025511292967?\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-pulls-plug-navy-vice-admiral-nominee-woke-past-comes-light-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> decided to set the record straight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re welcome Mayor. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-byron-donalds-becomes-latest-republican-to-call-for-bidens-resignation\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Byron Donalds Becomes Latest Republican To Call For Biden\u2019s Resignation\">brave troops<\/a> are redeploying because their mission was so successful. You should be thanking them for saving your city from mobs &amp; chaos. We will continue to support law enforcement &mdash; even when you won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; the defense secretary wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You&rsquo;re welcome Mayor.<\/p>\n<p>These brave troops are redeploying because their mission was so successful.<\/p>\n<p>You should be thanking them for saving your city from mobs &amp; chaos.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to support law enforcement&mdash;even when you won&rsquo;t. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BQPKfDQTJk\">https:\/\/t.co\/BQPKfDQTJk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1950971699299586222?\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Bass&rsquo; use of the word &ldquo;retreating&rdquo; left Hegseth aggravated. If so, one could hardly blame him.<\/p>\n<p>After all, nearly two months ago, congressional Democrats chastised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-go-full-tilt-hegseth-la-troop-deployments-reminds-deadly-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> for deploying U.S. Marines along with National Guard troops.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, during a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee in June, the defense secretary confirmed that the National Guard troops would remain in Los Angeles for 60 days to &ldquo;ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we&rsquo;re not going anywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the Trump administration had the deployment&rsquo;s duration planned from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>That, however, did not stop Bass from mischaracterizing the redeployment as a &ldquo;retreat&rdquo; brought on by &ldquo;pressure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During the January wildfires, Bass emerged as a national laughingstock for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/la-mayors-stone-faced-response-asked-apologize-residents-triggers-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heartless<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/painful-video-karen-bass-looked-like-inexperienced-child-trump-teach-every-little-thing-media-watched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inept<\/a> response to the catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, she decided to inflame political tensions by describing the brave National Guard troops as &ldquo;retreating.&rdquo; A Democrat mayor in the South might have used similar rhetoric at the end of Reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>Good thing Hegseth was there to put out the fire.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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