Mayor Karen Bass Roasted as LA Burns: Greg Gutfeld’s Savage Takedown Goes Viral

As Los Angeles smolders from devastating wildfires, Mayor Karen Bass finds herself at the center of a political inferno—one fueled not just by flames, but by biting criticism and viral mockery. Fox host Greg Gutfeld delivered a scathing, comedic takedown that left Bass speechless, her reputation singed, and viewers wondering if LA’s leadership is more smoke than substance.

Absent While LA Burned
The controversy erupted when Bass jetted off to Ghana for a presidential inauguration just days before wildfires tore through LA neighborhoods. Upon her return, she faced a barrage of tough questions:

“Do you owe citizens an apology for being absent while their homes were burning?”
“Do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars?”

Bass’s responses were evasive, her signature optimism failing to douse the flames of public outrage. She claimed she was “investigating” her own decision to leave the city, even joking that doctors should “open her brain to find out why she’s so stupid.” Gutfeld pounced:
“Mayor Karen Bass put the ‘gone’ in Ghana.”

Comedy Meets Crisis
Gutfeld’s segment was merciless. He compared Bass’s leadership to painting over a burning house and calling it renovation. Every time she steps in front of a camera, he quipped, “LA collectively tenses up as if someone just shouted, ‘Incoming!’” Instead of solving homelessness, crime, and budget crises, Bass seems to unlock new levels of chaos—like she’s “accidentally unlocked a bonus round in a disaster simulator.”

Her absence during the fires wasn’t the only scandal. Bass’s track record includes:

Cutting fire department budgets
Repeated overseas trips despite promises to stay local
Spinning every crisis into a feel-good press event
Blaming others while dodging accountability

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Gutfeld mocked how LA’s homeless camps are swept away before Bass’s press events, only to reappear after the cameras leave. “It’s a Hollywood set with no real foundation,” he said. Her solutions? More committees, more consultants, more reports—never real action.

And when crime drops by a measly 2%, Bass calls it a triumph, ignoring the fact that it’s still up 50% from last year. Her stats team, Gutfeld joked, “must use a dartboard labeled ‘random facts.’”

The Hoax That Backfired
Bass’s troubles deepened when she repeated a story about ICE allegedly kidnapping a migrant mom—a story prosecutors later exposed as a hoax. Instead of retracting, Bass doubled down, further eroding public trust.

A City at the Breaking Point
As residents struggle with looters, rising costs, and inaccessible neighborhoods, Bass’s response is more pep talk than plan. Town halls feel like group therapy for failed policies. Even “affordable housing” now means three roommates and a six-figure income.

Final Blow: The Gutfeld Stand-Up
By the end of his segment, Gutfeld’s critique sounded less like political commentary and more like civic stand-up.
“You can’t fight fire with platitudes, pronouns, and politics. You need practical solutions.”

Bass, meanwhile, remains calm and smiling—like a yoga instructor in a burning city—delivering speeches co-written by optimism and denial.

The Verdict?
In LA, you either laugh about it or cry trying not to. As Gutfeld put it, “If speeches could fix potholes, LA would have the smoothest streets in America.”

The question remains:
Will Karen Bass finally face the heat, or will LA just keep burning while its mayor polishes the podium?

Share your thoughts below—does LA need more optimism, or just a mayor who stays home when the city is on fire?