L.A. Mayor Bass Claims ICE Raids to Blame for Riots, Looting

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) claimed that immigration raids conducted in Los Angeles on Friday are to blame for the rioting and looting that has occurred in the city. During a press conference on Wednesday, Bass spoke about how “everything was peaceful” in Los Angeles and other cities and that “things began to be difficult on Friday” when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted raids. Bass also suggested that the riots, looting, and violence that have ensued were “provoked by the White House,” and claimed that “maybe we are part of a national experiment to determine how...