British journalist Piers Morgan slammed guest Marc Lamont Hill on Monday’s podcast after she defended Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, saying Morgan blamed her race. He said it was voted for by the majority of residents.
Since the Los Angeles County fires broke out in the Southern California coastal town of Pacific Palisades on January 7, state and local officials have faced significant criticism for their advocacy and leadership during the crisis. There is. Morgan said on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that Bass is a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hire. He asked how she was elected mayor of the city.
“But I have to say it’s different with Karen Bass. She slammed me about the DEI appointment, like, why the hell would someone do that-” Morgan said. , Hill quickly interrupted.
“She was democratically elected. How are democratically elected mayors elected? [become] Are you a DEI employer? asked Hill.
After the fire, Bass was accused of cutting the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)’s 2024-2025 budget by $17.6 million, according to FOX News. Bass later said that none of the budget cuts “had any impact on the situation we were dealing with over the last few days.” However, the LAFD fire chief countered that “budget cuts will have a negative impact on our ability to accomplish our mission.”
Morgan went on to explain to Hill what the “political dynamics” are in Los Angeles, calling the city “awakened to its core.” (Related: ‘What an idiot’: L.A. County residents slam Democratic leadership as chain of failed policies ignites)
“Let me tell you how that’s going to happen in Los Angeles, until this fire actually happens, and this could change everything for the political dynamics in Los Angeles,” Morgan said. “If you’ve lived in L.A. for the past 20 years like I have, you live in a woke inner city. I live in a place where I vote for people.”
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“I can already tell from what I read aloud that she is a complete liar when it comes to the promises she made on the campaign trail and her actions as mayor,” Morgan said. “In terms of getting on the first plane that came when Ghana said they weren’t leaving the U.S. So, for me, the DEI issue is inherent in some of these places. LA has woken up.”
Hill interrupts Morgan again to ask what hiring “DEI” means, and the two start talking to each other.
“Let me finish this now,” Morgan said. “I’m telling you what it means. She won it. She won it as a democratically elected person. That’s true. She’s the mayor. But many I don’t think people voted for her because she’s a black woman, not because she’s good at her job. That’s a woke issue in LA.”
The day after the fire broke out, Basu returned to the city after embarking on a high-profile trip to Africa for the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, who plans to leave the United States if elected president in 2021. He said he had no intention of doing so. The Democratic mayor was caught off guard by Sky News reporter David Blevins last Wednesday when he asked him: “Don’t you owe the public an apology for being absent while your house was on fire?”
Hill asked Morgan if there was any evidence that she was hired based on her race.
“Yeah, look at how incompetent she is. I think things are getting worse and worse in Los Angeles,” Morgan said. “What I’m saying is, in her case, she was grossly incompetent and shouldn’t have gotten the job. And the reason people voted for her is because she was in her head all day in a place like Los Angeles. Because they keep saying, DEI, DEI, DEI. That’s all they hear.”
Hill tried again to ask Morgan what qualifications Bass lacked to serve as mayor. The British presenter said, “Have you seen her sentence?” She is completely useless. Another thing, she’s incompetent. ”
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