LA mayor Karen Bass breaks silence on growing calls for her to resign over shocking fire mismanagement [Video]

16:08 EST 09 Jan 2025, updated 19:27 EST 09 Jan 2025

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has shrugged off calls for her to resign over her response to devastating wildfires. 

Speaking at a press conference, she said: ‘My number one focus and the focus of all of us here is we have to protect lives, save lives and save homes.

‘Rest assured, when that is done, when we are safe, when lives have been saved, we will absolutely do an evaluation to look at what worked, what didn’t work, and to correct or hold accountable any body, department, individual etc. 

When asked if her leadership was effective, she said: ‘I just said what I believe is the most important thing for us to do right now. That’s going to continued to be my focus.’ 

Furious residents had blasted Bass for traveling to Ghana while the city burns, despite a warning for ‘critical’ weather conditions in the days prior. 

She addressed …