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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Delivers Fiery Reprimand Of Kristi Noem’s Description Of City After Brief Visit: “A Lie”


"To characterize what is going on in our city as...mayhem is just an outright lie," said Bass of the ICE Secretary's assessment. "I'm not going to sugar coat it."

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass BENJAMIN HANSON/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — accused of being out of touch and slow to action during the recent fires — took the gloves off today in response to the assault on California U.S. She also alluded to what many, including Governor Gavin Newsom, have characterized as Noem’s ICE agent cosplay and photo-op appearances during raids. “No matter what happens out of the White House,” she said at hone point, “we will always uphold and reflect what Los Angeles and the United States are truly about: freedom, tolerance and, for God’s sake, our Constitution.”

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