Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who promised not to travel abroad while in office, returned from Ghana's presidential inauguration just as devastating wildfires erupted in her city.
LA Mayor Karen Bass promised voters before being elected that she would not travel abroad — only to be caught gallivanting around Ghana when the worst wildfires in the city’s history broke out last week.that if elected, “Not only would I of course live here , but I also would not travel internationally — the only places I would go would be DC, Sacramento, San Francisco and New York, in relation to LA.
” The former congresswoman was addressing questions about her previous globe-trotting as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the time. But Bass has since broken that promise at least five times this year alone, including when critics say she skirted her duties back home by recently traveling to Africa for Ghana’s presidential inauguration — as LA’s devastating wildfires broke out.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — who had promised not to travel abroad while in office — was returning from the inauguration of Ghana’s 14th president in Africa when the wildfires broke out in her city.LAFD's $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: 'He got himself in the wrong place'NYC restaurants flip out over new 'char broil' rule that would force them to cut emissions by 75%: 'Stop messing with my burgers' Bass went to Africa to ring in the inauguration of Ghana’s 14th president, John Dramani Mahama, four days before the wildfires began Tuesday. Before that while mayor, she had gone to Mexico for the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum and three times to France for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Times said.Even liberal Los Angelenos have been outraged at their Democratic mayor as they grapple with the deadly devastating blazes that have killed at last 16 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, with some of hte fires still burning out of control.Firefighters who endorsed her opponent Rick Caruso during the 2022 mayoral race have accused Bass of cutting their budget, hampering their blaze-fighting efforts. Even the city’s fire chief told a reporter last week that she believed the Los Angeles Fire Department had been failed by the city’s leaders. “My message is the fire department needs to be properly funded. It’s not,” LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley told As the fires continue to rage, many are questioning how Bass will be able to effectively serve in her position going forward after losing the people’s trust.“I think being out of state and not at her post when the crisis broke out is fairly devastating for her,” Rob Stutzman, a Republican political consultant who was an aide to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, told the Times. “This is the biggest disaster in Los Angeles since the Watts riots. You have one job as mayor. It’s to be here and be leading. This wasn’t unpredictable, like an earthquake,” Since her return to the states Wednesday, Bass has continuously pushed her constituents to “reject those who seek to divide us.” She even made another promise: to have “a full accounting of what worked and, especially, what did not” once the fires are extinguished. Bass claimed that she was continuously in contact with people in the states “almost every hour of the flight” while she was en route back from Ghana. She went to the Pacific Palisades fire-ravaged region as soon as she landed, she said. LA's wildfire hellscape is about to get worse this week — and there's no end in sight in the forecastTrump sounds off, says Dems lost 'pathetic' witch hunt as he gets no penalty in 'hush money' caseMeghan Markle postpones launch of Netflix show due to devastating wildfires in her hometown of Los Angeles ‘Selling Sunset’ star Jason Oppenheim accuses LA landlords of ‘illegally’ ripping off wildfire victims with housing prices Spencer Pratt asks fans to stream wife Heidi Montag’s 2010 album for income after home was burned in LA fires‘The View’: Sunny Hostin Suspects Obama Faked “Shady” Laughter With Trump At Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Kathie Lee Gifford Surprises Hoda Kotb During Her ‘Today’ “Hoda-Bration” For One Last Glass Of Wine: “I Fell In Love With Hoda” Jamie Lee Curtis Gets Choked Up On ‘The Tonight Show’ After “Horrific” L.A. Wildfires Strike Her Neighborhood: “This Is Literally Where I Live
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