CNN Anchor Confronts Mayor Over Deadly Disaster: ‘Do You Bear Any Responsibility?’

Sean James Nov 1st, 2025, 3:38 pm

CNN anchor Elex Michaelson pressed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) on her leadership during the deadly wildfires that ravaged the city earlier this year, with Michaelson asking, “Do you bear any responsibility” for what many Angelenos consider the city’s slow and inept response to the disaster.

Bass, during an appearance on Michaelson’s new nightly show, on Friday night, took some blame — before immediately pivoting and putting the blame on ex-LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley .

“I mean, at the end of the day, we all know I am the mayor and the buck stops with me,” she said. “However, if I find something that is deficient in a leader in a department, the

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