The former congresswoman’s trip was preplanned. She landed in Ghana to attend the inauguration of the nation’s new president on January 5, the same day the weather service issued a red flag warning, according to CBS News’ timeline of events.
Yeah, absolutely, there is no question about that,” Bass told NBC4’s Conan Nolan in an interview Friday when asked directly if the trip was a mistake. Bass was heavily criticized for being out of the country when the fires broke out Jan.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass field criticism last month for a trip to Ghana which coincided with deadly wildfires breaking out in her home city.
Fox News' Chanley Painter and Judge Jeanine Pirro join 'Fox & Friends' to react to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass claiming she wasn't aware of fire warnings before her Ghana trip and the Marine Corps honoring Daniel Penny's subway actions.
LA Mayor Karen Bass appears to pin blame on team for allowing her to go to Ghana amid deadly fires. Credit: Fox 11 LA
The Los Angeles Fire Department is responding to claims that Mayor Bass didn't receive any early notification of the weather prior to leaving Ghana. In addition to that, text messages between Bass and County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath were released showing tension between the two over the city's wildfire response.
Asked about her trip to Ghana just before the wildfires erupted, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she "hated the fact that I was out of the city when the city needed me the most."
Mayor Karen Bass admits guilt after being asked about being in Ghana for a mission trip when the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Los Angeles.
"I felt absolutely terrible not being here for my city," LA Mayor Karen Bass told FOX 11's Elex Michelson during a sit-down interview addressing her trip to Ghana as the wildfires broke out. She said she wasn't given any early warnings about the weather prior to her leaving the country.
Bass was in Ghana for the swearing-in of its president when the fires began, even though there was a high fire risk known at the time.
Gutfeld!’ panelists discuss the video of the day showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has come under intense scrutiny for traveling to Africa amid wildfire response, deflecting blame on the controversial trip.