Karen Bass: “The president helped in the beginning, which is the reason…”

“Reducing crime to record levels. The mayor, who has fiercely battled President Trump over immigration raids, says they are now working closely on the Palisades recovery. The president helped in the beginning, which is the reason why we had the debris removal happen at record speed. He had a unprecedented historical deployment of Army Corps of Engineers. Bass will have to sell that optimism to voters, which won't be easy.” (01:21–01:28)

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