Hegseth Has Sharp Response To Mayor Commenting On Troop Withdrawal

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Rachel Stevenson
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Oh, this is rich.

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles took to the internet like she just personally chased off a thousand troops with nothing but a strongly worded tweet and a recycled protest sign. Her celebratory victory lap over the departure of 1,350 American service members—originally sent in to clean up the dumpster fire she let burn—is the kind of delusional chest-thumping we’ve come to expect from big-city Democrats who confuse chaos with courage.

Bass triumphantly declared this “another win for Los Angeles,” as if troops pulling out of her city had anything to do with her leadership. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. The troops weren’t “retreating” under pressure from progressive politicians. They were redeploying—because the streets were finally stable enough to allow it, despite her.

Enter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with the kind of calm, blunt precision Bass sorely lacks. He didn’t mince words, either: “You’re welcome, Mayor.” That’s it. That’s the line. If we handed out medals for political smackdowns, that one deserves a ribbon and a standing ovation.

But let’s pause and appreciate the irony. Bass claims victory over a situation she had nothing to do with solving. She was, in fact, actively opposed to the solution. Remember, these troops weren’t rolling in to hand out water bottles and free hugs. They were sent to stop the violent mobs threatening ICE officers, burning property, and turning parts of L.A. into a real-life warzone. While Bass was busy appeasing activists and brushing off the fires with vague statements about “community healing,” someone had to clean up the mess. And it sure wasn’t the city council.

Dean Cain—yes, Superman himself—jumped into the fray, calling her out as the “actual idiot” in this equation. And while it might seem harsh, the frustration bubbling over isn’t misplaced. Watching her spin this as some kind of progressive victory is like watching someone stumble into a party they weren’t invited to, then try to take credit for the cake.

Even random Twitter users had sharper insights than the mayor. One likened her to a spectator watching a team win, then screaming, “I DID IT!!” It’s laughable. Almost tragic. But mostly laughable.

Let’s be real here: Bass didn’t drive the troops out. They’re leaving because they did what she couldn’t—restore order. And just to really ice that cake she tried to claim, about 250 troops are still in L.A., keeping an eye on things. You know, just in case the chaos decides to make a comeback. Which, if recent history is any indicator, is more than likely.

But Bass isn’t interested in that reality. She’s selling a narrative. One where optics matter more than outcomes, where retweets count as results, and where “wins” are declared based on political theater, not public safety.

And this is the part where the rest of us shake our heads, because we’ve seen this playbook before. Democrats let the fire rage, then complain about the hose pressure. They tie the hands of law enforcement, then scoff when someone else steps in to do the hard work. And when the adults finally mop up the mess, the mayor swoops in for a photo op.

If this is what qualifies as a “win” in Karen Bass’s Los Angeles, you’ve got to wonder what her definition of a loss looks like. Because from the outside, this doesn’t look like a city winning. It looks like a city barely hanging on—saved not by the mayor, but by the very people she can’t wait to get rid of.

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