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Karen Bass MSNBC Morning Joe 1-9-25 Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass flew off from her city this past Saturday. As per this report [emphasis added]:

“Her departure coincided with escalating warnings from the the National Weather Service about strong winds and ‘critical fire conditions‘ across Los Angeles. By Tuesday, fires had erupted in Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Malibu, and other regions, causing widespread destruction.”

Bass had flown to the African nation of Ghana to attend the inauguration of Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama. 

When Bass finally made it back to Los Angeles on Wednesday, a Sky News reporter at the airport asked her repeated questions, specifically whether she owed the residents of LA an apology for her absence. As you’ll see here, the questioning continued for 90 seconds, during which Bass utterly stonewalled the reporter, not saying a word. 

Morning Joe aired a clip of NBC News correspondent  Liz Kreutz “helpfully” saying that Bass had been in Ghana on a “work trip.” Wonder how much “work” gets done during inauguration celebrations? 

And while Kreutz described the Sky News reporter as having “pressed” Bass, Morning Joe‘s clip of his interaction with Bass was limited to one question, and didn’t last long enough for viewers to understand that Bass had refused to answer. 

Instead, Morning Joe immediately cut to a clip of Bass, in some sort of subsequent press gathering, claiming she was directing all resources to the fire.

To understand the depths of Bass’s delinquency, viewers were entitled to see the full 90 seconds of her stonewall. Had this been a Republican in a similar situation, it’s fair to assume Morning Joe would have played the 90 seconds repeatedly.

But count on Morning Joe and NBC News to circle the wagons around a fellow Democrat. 

This was nothing less than disgraceful, partisan, journalistic malpractice.

Politico noted the Ghana trip threatened her “remarkably durable honeymoon.” That’s easier with a liberal hometown press. 

PS: Bass the Stonewaller recently cut $17.6 million from the city’s Fire Department budget.

Here’s the transcript.

MSNBC
Morning Joe
1/9/25
7:03 am ET

NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT LIZ KREUTZ: LA’s Mayor Karen Bass, who has been on a work trip in Ghana, was pressed by Sky News at the airport.

SKY NEWS REPORTER: Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?

KREUTZ: Bass addressing residents.

KAREN BASS: I am making sure that we leave no resource untapped.

KREUTZ: Thousands displaced with the flames still threatening homes.