Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spent Tuesday in Africa as part of a taxpayer-funded delegation attending the inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as president of Ghana. Democrats were there as her city battled wildfires and thousands of residents fled for their lives.
central nervous system news report Shalanda D. Young, Secretary of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, led a delegation to Accra, the capital of Ghana.
Bass was joined by Virginia E. Palmer, the U.S. ambassador to Ghana, and Frances Z. Brown, special assistant to the president and senior director for African affairs at the National Security Council.
As reported by Breitbart New, Karen Bass' absence comes as a wildfire raged Tuesday morning in the mountains above the Pacific Palisades amid extremely high winds, threatening homes and local public schools that were evacuated. It was for a reason.
Wildfire in Pacific Palisades burns homes and releases heavy smoke
California sent more than 1,400 firefighters to fight the blaze.
Officials have not released an estimate of the number of structures damaged or destroyed in the Pacific Palisades wildfires, but about 30,000 residents are under evacuation orders and more than 13,000 structures are under threat. He said he was exposed to.
Bass, a lifelong Democrat, was elected president in 2022.
Many social media users complained that Bass was overseas on a “diplomatic mission” while LA residents were fighting for their lives.
California firefighters are bracing for wildfire conditions to worsen early Wednesday morning.
The blaze was being pushed by Santa Ana winds that gusted over 60 mph in some places.
Winds are expected to pick up overnight, with gusts of more than 160 mph possible in mountains and foothills, including areas that haven't seen significant rain in months.
