Karen Bass: “The LAPD can handle it. But the LAPD is not alone.”

“Well, let me just tell you what is not needed are soldiers from the National Guard and from the Marines. The LAPD can handle it. But the LAPD is not alone. Los Angeles county has 88 cities in it. When a department is in need of additional support, they do mutual aid.” (05:02–05:07)

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