Karen Bass faces backlash over Spencer Pratt Palisades fire accusation

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 5

The Los Angeles mayor said Pratt was exploiting Palisades victims' grief, prompting criticism from local Republican figures, strategists and media personalities after his anti-Bass campaign ads gained traction.
Pratt, a fire survivor whose home and his parents' home burned, rejected the claim and said he was speaking for a community that suffered deaths and widespread destruction.
The dispute has revived scrutiny of Bass's handling of the 2025 fire, including her Ghana trip, about $17.6 million in fire department cuts and broader questions over disaster preparedness.

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