'Smackdown Alert'! Trump LEVELED L.A. Mayor Bass (And Others) In Meeting After Touring L.A. Fires

Posted • January 25, 2025: After visiting areas of North Carolina on Friday that are still struggling after a devastating storm four months ago, President Trump then went to Los Angeles to tour the region hit by massive fires. After that, Trump had a meeting with local officials at a firehouse in Pacific Palisades. First, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had previously promised he would "Trump-proof" his state, seemed happy to see the president arrive at LAX: California Gov. Gavin Newsom thanks President Trump and the First Lady for visiting California amid the wildfires devastation: "Thank you for being here. It means a great deal to all of us." https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1882930005849538560/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/F8NSSXIQBVuGt0mZ.mp4 -- Trump toured the fire damage and then went to lead a roundtable Q & A at a fire station which many local leaders attended.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was one of the people called out for bureaucratic delays, except when Trump pressed her the timetable quickly changed: Woke LA Mayor Karen Bass wants the residents of the Pacific Palisades, CA to wait until she says it’s okay for them to not only rebuild their homes but clean the destruction left of their land. This press conference is insane. Trump humiliated her. (…)

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