VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-01
“I sure as heck wouldn’t have gone”
Karen Bass · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01
Bass said that if she had it to do over again, she would not have gone on the diplomatic trip during the fires.
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