Barack Obama's former spokesman and podcast co-host, Tommy Vietor, called for it Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass For being outside while wildfires were decimating her city.
Vietor responded to a social media post criticizing Bass on Wednesday, stating that he did not see a sufficient excuse or reason behind it. Democratic mayor She had not returned from her trip to Ghana by the time he published.
“Inexplicable decision not to return early,” Vietor commented on Vanity Fair reporter Nick Pelton's post.
Bass came under fire after it was reported that she was out of the country in Africa when the fires started breaking out on Tuesday. Bass returned to her city on Wednesday.
While Bass was on a trip abroad, Massive fires ravaged major parts From Los Angeles County. Five people died, homes and buildings were destroyed, and at least 130,000 people were ordered to evacuate because of the inferno.
Prominent figures claimed that Bass's incompetence contributed to the ongoing devastation.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was visiting Ghana when the fire broke out, drawing criticism from prominent media figures. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
In his post, Belton attacked the mayor, saying, “Karen Bass cut fire department funding by over $17 million. She was in Ghana when the fires broke out, even though she knew about them (as we all did), days before. This should “We were treated like a Category 5 hurricane before it even started, but instead we were treated by the current mayor as not being important enough to even be here.”
Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong RIP the mayor About the LAFD budget cuts, he posted on Empty raises serious questions about efficiency…”
Soon-Shiong's figure of $23 million was inaccurate, as the city cut about $17 million from the department last year. However, Bass's original budget proposal sought a $23 million cut.
The Eaton Fire burns a car on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Ethan Swope/AP)
“We have a mayor out of the country, we have a city on fire, and there are no firefighting resources,” said Rick Caruso, a former Los Angeles mayoral candidate. “We seem to be in a tough spot.” “Third world country here.”
Hollywood celebrities also objected to this City driving. “The city of Los Angeles wants to evacuate everyone but you have a complete gridlock and not a single traffic cop on the roads to help,” actress Sarah Michelle Gellar wrote on Instagram.
Influencer and model Amber Rose asked on Instagram: “How is there such low water pressure in LA???? WTF the fire hydrants barely work here??? This is crazy!”
President-elect Donald Trump also criticized the mayor of Los Angeles, as well as California Governor Gavin Newsom, in an attack Share the latest social fact.
“Fire spreading rapidly for 3 days – lack of containment. No one has ever seen such failure numbers before! Gross incompetence on the part of Gavin Newscomb and Karen Bass… and Biden's FEMA has no money – all wasted in the process Green New Scam! Los Angeles is a complete wipe!!!”
