As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then the president intervened.

LA Mayor Karen Bass’s popularity has taken a nose dive over her handling of the wildfires, with a shocking number of residents in the famously liberal city now even willing to vote Republican, a poll shows.

US President Trump had LA Mayor Karen Bass microphone cut off during a fiery exchange during his Los Angeles disaster tour. The tense moment, caught on camera, quickly went viral, sparking a wave of backlash against Bass on social media.

President Donald Trump and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass get into heated exchanges over wildfire cleanup and building permits amid briefing on wildfire damage in LA.

LA residents informed Bass that they’ve been told it will be 18 months before they can start rebuilding — a claim the mayor said wasn’t the case.