Karen Bass: “When the Trump administration decided that they were going…”

“You're talking about a mass tragedy. You're talking about people who were seriously Grieving. And now you're talking about something that was never a problem to begin with. When the Trump administration decided that they were going to do these raids and frankly, use us as an experiment. Because I think what they're testing out here is how strong is the public's appetite? Will they object to the seizure of power from the federal government to the state?” (09:16–09:23)

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