Trump rips LA Mayor Karen Bass at wildfire briefing

The claim: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired fire chief
The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her firing are false.
Trump rips LA Mayor Karen Bass at wildfire briefing: ‘You have emergency powers, just like I do’
President Trump tangled with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday after touring wildfire damage in America’s second-largest city — demanding she use her “emergency powers” and
Trump adds his criticism to L.A. voters’ anger at Mayor Karen Bass
As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then the president intervened.
Trump Publicly Spars with Karen Bass After Touring Wildfire Damage
California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several blazes still not fully extinguished. The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.
LA Mayor Karen Bass' brother loses home in Palisades Fire
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has revealed that her brother lost his Malibu home in the still-raging Palisades wildfires.
Petition demanding LA Mayor Karen Bass resign over fire response reaches over 152K signatures
Nearly 153,000 people have signed a petition demanding Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass resign, citing mismanagement of the city's wildfire crisis.
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces mounting backlash over wildfire response
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing mounting backlash over her response to the wildfires that have torn through her city, raising questions about her own political future as the region continues to struggle to contain the fires.
Los Angeles area begins debris removal from fire zones ahead of possible weekend rain, Mayor Karen Bass says
As the Los Angeles area continues to monitor extreme fire danger, Mayor Karen Bass said officials are preparing for the possibility of rain in burn scar areas over the weekend.
LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office hit with scandals over hush money, bribes and accusations of ‘legalized corruption’
Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group ...
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Timeline shows what we know about L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' trip to Ghana as fire crisis developed
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced renewed scrutiny Wednesday after new details emerged about her trip to Ghana and ...
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Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass says her brother lost his home in the Palisades fire
open image in gallery LA mayor Karen Bass said on Thursday that her brother ... a number of emergency executive orders to shore up Los Angeles burn areas that are vulnerable to mudslides and ...
Fact Check: LA Mayor Olympic flag video falsely linked to 2025 wildfires
A video of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass disembarking a flight with the Olympic flag after the 2024 Paris Games handover ceremony has been falsely linked online to the January 2025 wildfires in the ...
Rain in Southern California creates mudflows but helps firefighters extinguish lingering fires
More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but ...
Joe Mathews: How could LA have not be ready for an epic fire? One answer is corruption.
Planning is about imagining a future. A city that doesn’t plan isn’t tapping its collective imagination. That’s the bitter ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: President takes pride in getting rid of 'woke crap'
President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump headed to survey ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...