‘Boils My Blood!’: Outraged Supporters Slam ‘Dishonest’ MAGA Critics for Blaming LA Mayor Karen Bass for Los Angeles Wildfires While Playing Politics

As wildfires raged uncontrollably across the Los Angeles area, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate and leaving at least five dead, conservatives within the MAGA movement took to social media to criticize Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom for what they viewed as the city’s failure to prepare or swiftly contain the blaze. During a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor Bass sought to refute claims circulating in MAGA circles that there was no water available to combat the wildfires and that massive portable water tanks had not been adequately filled before the inferno. The mayor immediately found herself on the defensive as she had just returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday following a junket to Africa, where she had been part of a U.S. delegation sent by President Joe Biden to Ghana for the inauguration of President John Mahama. The trip also included a meeting with Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who made history as Ghana’s first female vice president. California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana...