Wali Kota Los Angeles dari Partai Demokrat, Karen Bass, mengundurkan diri dari forum kandidat pada 13 Mei, hanya berselang dua minggu sebelum pemilihan pendahuluan.
Bass sebelumnya telah mengonfirmasi kehadirannya pada acara yang diselenggarakan oleh League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles dan Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs. Pekan lalu, ia berdebat di panggung dengan mantan bintang reality TV Spencer Pratt dan anggota dewan kota sosialis Demokrat, Nithya Raman.
Para pengguna X mayoritas bereaksi dengan skeptis dan kritik, menggambarkan pengunduran diri Karen Bass sebagai upaya menghindar setelah Spencer Pratt mendominasi debat, serta melabelinya sebagai pengecut atau penakut; laporan yang netral menyoroti alasan penjadwalan dan perdebatan sengit tersebut.
And the coward Karen Bass just dropped out of the next debate with some
— ELON IS A NATIONAL TREASURE! (@MacroMind2025) 10 Mei 2026
BS excuse about needing to be in Sacramento.
Because Pratt wiped the floor with her
LYING 🤥 ASS 🫏
at the last debate…
SHE'S SCARED TO DEATH THAT SHE WILL LOOK LIKE THE FOOL SHE IS.
— Thom Falcon (@realthomfalcon) 10 Mei 2026
Karen Bass exits LA mayor forum days after heated debate against Spencer Pratt https://t.co/fbC6qLpIva
Interesting to look at Karen Bass’ social media. Posts were a few times a month. Since Spencer Pratt slayed the debate, suddenly her team is making several posts daily. She knows she’s toast. Bye commie.
— Poppy Reed (@Red___Poppy) 11 Mei 2026
"🚨 BASS WITHDRAWS: Mayor Karen Bass has officially backed out of the televised FOX 11 mayoral forum scheduled for May 13. 🏛️❌
— Mazi okwuoma (@MaziEzike_Nedu) 10 Mei 2026
This comes after a heated clash where Spencer Pratt labeled her an 'incredible liar' over fire response failures.
The campaign cited a 'scheduling… pic.twitter.com/IUBlG2zk9R
🚨🚨🚨#BREAKING Exec. Dir. Mike Bonin, CalState L.A. Interview! - KNX 97.1 FM: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Withdraws From Fox 11 Debate After Choosing Date Herself, Spencer Pratt Also Not Attending pic.twitter.com/AqmJRdJksc
— Alexandra Datig | Front Page Index 🇺🇸 (@alexdatig) 9 Mei 2026
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