{"id":2608241,"date":"2026-05-29T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jane-fonda-endorses-karen-bass-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T13:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:01:32","slug":"jane-fonda-endorses-karen-bass-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jane-fonda-endorses-karen-bass-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Fonda endorses Karen Bass in Los Angeles mayoral race"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjane-fonda-endorses-karen-bass-in-los-angeles-mayoral-race%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=2608241&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-sarandon-rips-democrats-for-failure-on-stimulus-warns-of-2022-collapse\/\" title=\"Susan Sarandon Rips Democrats For Failure On Stimulus, Warns Of 2022 Collapse\">oscar-winning actress<\/a> and activist Jane fonda has endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for reelection, citing Bass\u2019s leadership on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >issues ranging<\/a> from civil and women\u2019s rights to climate. Bass praised Fonda\u2019s longstanding activism and said Angelenos need leaders willing to speak out amid what she described as growing attacks on the city and immigrant communities from Donald Trump and his allies.<\/p>\n<p>Bass has also received endorsements from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and actor Samuel L. Jackson. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-yang-hospitalized-after-abdominal-pain-cancels-mayoral-race-events\/\" title=\"Andrew Yang Hospitalized After Abdominal Pain, Cancels Mayoral Race Events\">mayoral race<\/a> includes challengers city councilwoman nithya raman and former reality TV star Spencer Pratt, and the primary is set for Tuesday, June 2, with the top two candidates moving on to the November <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oscar-winning <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\">actress<\/a> and progressive activist Jane Fonda announced she\u2019s backing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\/\">Karen Bass <\/a>in the city\u2019s mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fonda announced her endorsement to<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/media-platforms\/politics\/jane-fonda-endorses-mayor-karen-bass-reelection-exclusive\/\"> <em>TheWrap<\/em><\/a>, to which Bass responded: \u201cJane Fonda has spent her life on the front lines \u2014 from civil rights to women\u2019s rights to the fight for our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/climate\/\">climate<\/a> \u2014 and I\u2019m deeply honored to have her support.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4586960\/joe-concha-slams-jimmy-kimmel-spencer-pratt-joke\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             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href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4584819\/janeese-lewis-george-backs-safe-drug-injection-site-dc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George backs safe injection sites in DC for drug use<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time when <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is attacking our city, our immigrant neighbors, and the freedoms generations of women fought to win, Angelenos need leaders willing to stand up and speak out,\u201d Bass continued. \u201cJane has never been afraid to do either, and I\u2019m proud to have her in this fight with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Angelenos need leaders willing to stand up and speak out. <\/p>\n<p>Jane has never been afraid to do either <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9LEsAR9XJx\">pic.twitter.com\/9LEsAR9XJx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Karen Bass (@KarenBassLA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarenBassLA\/status\/2060131798903140670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass has also been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4586030\/newsom-endorsement-karen-bass-los-angeles-mayoral-race\/\">endorsed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KarenBassLA\/status\/2059384552477610079\">actor Samuel L. Jackson.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582234\/spencer-pratt-files-complaint-against-karen-bass\/\"><strong>SPENCER PRATT FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST KAREN BASS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass is facing city councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4571070\/spencer-pratt-roasts-nithya-raman-bbq-video\/\">Nithya Raman<\/a> and former reality TV star <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spencer-pratt\/\">Spencer Pratt<\/a> to become the next Los Angeles mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-leader-slams-marjorie-taylor-greene-a-cancer-for-the-republican-party\/\" title=\"Top Republican Leader Slams Marjorie Taylor Greene: A \u2018Cancer For The Republican Party...\">primary election<\/a> will be held on Tuesday, June 2, with the top two candidates advancing to November\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar-winning activist Jane Fonda endorses Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2608242,"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\/2026\/05\/image-collage-si0dh63b4-1780070557189-e1780071260165.jpg?1780057601&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[55513,64602,48133,33278,33387],"class_list":["post-2608241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-endorsements","tag-jane-fonda","tag-karen-bass","tag-los-angeles-mayor","tag-political-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-si0dh63b4-1780070557189-e1780071260165.jpg?1780057601&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608241","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608241"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608245,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608241\/revisions\/2608245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}