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Karen Bass

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Karen Bass is an American politician currently serving as the Mayor of Los Angeles, a position she has held since December 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as the U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district from January 2011 to December 2022. Bass has focused on issues such as public safety, accessibility, and community engagement throughout her political career.

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Jul 20, 2025

Well, I believe they've departed, but they were never needed in the first place.

cbsnews.com
Jul 20, 2025

They don't identify themselves. And furthermore, to your previous guest, how on earth do they know that they're a threat when they're just chasing random people through parking lots?

cbsnews.com
Jul 20, 2025

The troops have never been involved in crowd control, never involved in the protest. They have been guarding a building.

cbsnews.com
Jul 18, 2025

The thoughts of all Angelenos are with all of those impacted by this blast.

cbsnews.com
Jul 16, 2025

It’s clear that this is all part of a political agenda to terrorize immigrants and signal that they need to stay at home when there are entire sectors of our economy that rely on immigrant workers.

theintercept.com
Jul 16, 2025

To have armored vehicles deployed on the streets of our city, to federalize the National Guard, to have the U.S. Marines who are trained to kill abroad, deployed to our city — all of this is outrageous and it is un-American.

theintercept.com
Jul 16, 2025

They are leaving! They are retreating! We stood strong! We peacefully protested!

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

This happened because the people of Los Angeles stood united and stood strong. We organized peaceful protests, we came together at rallies, we took the Trump administration to court — all of this led to today’s retreat.

huffpost.com
Jul 15, 2025

I would give cash assistance to immigrants affected by the raids.

newsweek.com
Jul 14, 2025

My comment is they need to leave, and they need to leave right now. They need to leave because this is unacceptable.

theblaze.com
Jul 13, 2025

The money will not come from city coffers but from philanthropic partners.

breitbart.com

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