Karen Bass, Los Angeles and Trump
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Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she found the city’s anti-Trump “No Kings” protest on Saturday to be “overwhelmingly peaceful” while observing the situation from the comfort of a helicopter.
It's been a week since President Donald Trump began deploying National Guard troops to assist in ending the riots despite the Democratic mayor's objections.
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. Senator Alex Padilla by members of Trump Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s security detail earlier in the day.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted aggressive operations that led to a lot of riots, with Los Angeles being the main place of their occurrence.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism over her response to anti-ICE riots, past praise of communist leaders and controversies including a deputy mayor's bomb threat and wildfire handling.