.@MayorOfLA says it was “horrific” to see federal agents raiding MacArthur Park with armored vehicles, weapons, and horses. She says it reminded her of a “coup” in a 3rd world country. “So instead of solving problems, they’re creating problems & that’s really egregious.”Via… pic.twitter.com/Wzf3qK5KoD
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) July 8, 2025
During an interview with FOXLA on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that she didn’t know what the mission of federal agents in MacArthur Park was but wanted to get them to leave and “having it look like there are troops on the ground, that could create a crowd, and then we could have a lot of problems. So, instead of solving problems, they’re creating problems.”
Bass began by saying, “I was horrified. What went through my mind was those occasions when I would travel overseas and see a city or a country under siege by their military in preparation for a coup. That’s the imagery that I had in my mind.”
She added, “I went there, because I wanted to know who was in charge so that I could find out what was the mission and how to get them to leave, because chaos was beginning. And, of course, when something that egregious as having it look like there are troops on the ground, that could create a crowd, and then we could have a lot of problems. So, instead of solving problems, they’re creating problems. And I think that’s really egregious.”…