Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shione on Monday acknowledged his news organization’s error in supporting Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the 2022 election.
Los Angeles Times corroborated Bass was elected in May 2022, defeating real estate developer and former Republican Rick Caruso in the November election of the same year. Soon-Shiong, who acquired the Los Angeles Times in 2018, proposed the following.morning meeting”Reactions to the viral post X that says buses are incompetent. post Speaking Thursday, he argued that the California wildfires may have highlighted the importance of choosing leaders based on “competence” rather than political affiliation. (Related article: ‘The panic is so outrageous’: Scott Jennings hits back at CNN panelists who are horrified by the idea of Musk buying MSNBC)
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“Well, let’s take some blame first, right? So, at the LA Times, we supported Karen Bass. At this point, we think that’s a mistake, and we admit that. So, early on, we supported Karen Bass. “We thought it was very important to come out, and I think we were one of the few people who could say that ability was important,” Soon-Shiong said. “When you count probably 20 to 23 million views, you know it’s from the hearts of most people, no matter how far left or right. And what’s interesting is that they actually do the work.” So maybe we should think about how to select people based on whether they ran the company or not. Did they really pay the salary?”
“Do they understand what that is, instead of having professional politicians whose only job is actually to run for office? I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but we are now I think we’re at a point in this country and in the world where we need people to understand how it affects the men on the street, how it affects the way people work. People,” he continued. “And I think President Trump has understood that with this election…So competency is absolutely important and I’m glad that it’s being taken up almost like a meme now. It’s important.”
Bass said at the beginning of his 2021 mayoral campaign that he would not travel abroad while in office, but attended the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as fires and strong winds devastated Los Angeles. I visited Ghana for this purpose.
Californians are outraged that the bus traveled during the fire, which has caused previous fires. caused At least 24 people were killed and an estimated 12,000 homes, businesses and schools were destroyed. Ms Bass appeared to stare blankly at the wall when asked by Sky News reporter David Blevins whether she owed an apology to voters for being absent when the bushfires started. He remained silent.
Eaton Fire: This is the reality for some homeowners who aren’t even that far above the mountain. #Altadena @DailyCaller #pasadena | #California pic.twitter.com/4Il84D14JD
— Hailey Grace Gomez (@haileyggomez) January 8, 2025
For the first time in 20 years, the Los Angeles Times did not endorse a 2024 presidential candidate at Soon-Shiong’s direction. According to To semaphor.
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