With a stoic demeanor, LA Mayor Karen Bass dodges questions on her absence during raging wildfires.
“Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning? And do you regret cutting the Fire Department budget by millions of dollars, Madame Mayor?” Sky News reporter, David Blevins asked as Bass waited to deplane Wednesday following her trip to Ghana.
“Have you absolutely nothing to say to the citizens today?” he added.
Bass avoided eye contact and remained silent, ignoring the reporter’s persistent questions.
“No apology to them? Do you think you should have been visiting Ghana while this was unfolding back home?” he said.
“Madam mayor, let me ask you just again, have you anything to say to the citizens today as you return?” he said.
At a Wednesday afternoon press conference in Los Angeles, Bass explained she used a military plane to take the ‘fastest route back’ to the city.
