As wildfires continue to burn across Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass and other local leaders have been in communication with members of the incoming administration, over a possible visit. When asked by reporters on Sunday,

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday she is in communication with the incoming Trump administration as local and state politicians have invited President-elect

Trump, 78, appeared to warn of the threats in the pre-election interview as he criticized the Golden State’s water management policies and railed against Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling

California Democrats are holding a special legislative session to prepare to fight Trump. It’s not a good look.

President-elect Donald Trump, who has long blamed Democratic leaders in the Golden State for their forest management and handling of wildfires, has received multiple invitations from elected officials in recent days to tour the wildfire zones in Southern California. If and when he will come is another matter.

Trump has pointed a finger at California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders for the raging wildfires.

President-elect Donald Trump and others point the finger at Mayor Bass, who was on a trip in Ghana, along with

Fla., instructed mainstream media to stop politicizing the Los Angeles-area wildfires in their coverage of the disaster.

Bad-faith actors, including Donald Trump, are blaming the outcome on "diversity" in the fire department and a nonexistent “water declaration resolution."

The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget by $23M.” The right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok lambasted a political leadership team that “defunds the fire dept,” and Elon Musk boosted a post that lamented “LAFD underfunding.”

Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of the resources they needed to battle the once-in-a-generation fire.

Many celebrities and politicians have criticized Karen Bass for her city’s response to the wildfires, but her defenders say she is being held to a double standard.