Yvette Nicole Brown and Kym Whitley defend Mayor Karen Bass against criticism stemming from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. They argue that the criticism is unfair and racially motivated, pointing out that Bass has strong leadership and that the fires are a recurring issue in the city.
We caught up with the two stars in L.A. Saturday ... and, we asked them about Mayor Bass ' response to the devastating wildfires -- 'cause both of them ardently supported Bass' run for the job.You've gotta watch the clip ... YNB and KW get pretty heated just thinking about all the criticism Karen's received in recent days.
Brown starts out by saying Karen has spine of steel, and she's been a Black woman in America for a long time ... so, these kinds of shots aren't new to her.Whitley and Brown agree that people need to stand behind their mayor ... and, think at least some of the criticism is born from ignorance about the different regions of L.A. -- pointing out Malibu has it's own mayor, so the Pacific Palisades wildfire can't be laid solely at her feet.
Yvette ends the chat by saying that L.A. has had fires for years ... but, in her 30 years in Los Angeles, she can't remember a mayor getting raked over the coals like this -- and, she implies a lot of the reason for that is race.The Palisades Fire is the largest of several blazes that have plagued the city this week. It's burned more than 23K acres already ... and, it's expected to continue for some time.
The blaze has disrupted life in L.A. ... but, Yvette and Kym don't think it's fair to blame Mayor Bass for that.T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach Defend David Muir Wearing A Clothespin on Coat
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