British journalist Piers Morgan ripped into guest Marc Lamont-Hill after he defended Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on his podcast Monday, with Morgan saying she was voted in by a large portion of residents due to her race.
Since the Los Angeles County fires broke out Jan. 7 in the Southern California coastal town of Pacific Palisades, state and local officials have come under immense criticism for their past policy advocacies and leadership during the crisis. On “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Morgan said Bass is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hire. He asked how she was elected the city’s mayor.
“I’ve got to say Karen Bass, though, is a different matter. She smacks to me of a DEI appointment in the sense of how the hell did someone like that — ” Morgan said before Hill quickly interrupted.
“She was democratically elected. How does a democratically…
